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Old 21st Jun 2020, 08:58
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Originally Posted by jimjim1
Is this not the one where the tail rotor bearing failed resulting in the tail rotor not rotating anymore? What went wrong is known. The causal chain is not (yet public).
No, it was a tail rotor control failure. The tail rotor continued turning but the blades ran to full negative pitch, which is worse than a failed tail rotor drive.
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