Originally Posted by
etudiant
It seems surprising that after 5 years there has not been a test to destruction of the gear box design involved.
Afaik, we have a plausible failure sequence, but no firm take away conclusions that would allow future designers to avoid a similar disater.
Can anyone shed light on the state of play in this area?
“Plausible” “No firm conclusions” “Similar disasters”
You have pretty well summed it up.
It’s likely, in any operation where the people on board, IE pilots/pax, have any say, that an EC225 won’t be used.