MightyHunter AGE
I recieved this under the FOI
"Using the DASC database we have compiled a list of recorded incident reports on the Nimrod aircraft from 1987 to 2007, which consists of 2496 individual records".
"Aircraft incidents, are categorised as an occurrence involving an aircraft which results in the aircraft sustaining damage or a person receiving an injury or which discloses a flight safety hazard or potential hazard and these are recorded by the Defence Aviation Safety Centre (DASC)".
"Faults identified while the aircraft is on the ground would normally be reported and rectified in accordance with laid-down maintenance and repair procedures, and therefore these faults would not form part of the aircraft incident records held by DASC".
Lets see thats 2496 divided by 20yrs=124.8 incidents a year that resulted in the aircraft sustaining damage or a person receiving an injury or which discloses a flight safety hazard or potential hazard.Thats 2 a week.
I am being generous there as well because we all know there have not been 20 ac in the fleet for some time. Makes you think eh !!