Oh Sorry - One more thing!
Sorry but the aircraft wasn't flying agian the next day - it was G BDIJ the ex SAR machine, we took the passengers out the next day - we carefully briefed the oncoming pax at the rig in case they were overly concerned.
On approach back to Humberside we heard a whistling 1R that sounded very benign - like loosing a strip of blade tape on the Sea King. The noise then stopped and became a very slight 1R whistling with NO associated effects on the controls or feedback or change in flying characteristics or power required etc.
Upon inspection on landing we had lost the complete underside of one of the blade pockets - ie you could see the spars and formers!!! That happened much to anyone else???
Is the good Lord trying to tell me something.
NT