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Old 15th Jul 2010, 18:45
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malabo
 
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Geoffers, inside guy at Agusta....
Any more info on what caused the T/R gearbox to depart? Agusta's bulletin says consistent with FOD, but they could as easily have added that it was also consistent with a migrating undiscovered fatigue crack, or consistent with poor maintenance and someone forgetting to lock or safety wire something.

Outstanding airmanship by the pilot. I wonder if he had Rotorsim training and the training syllabus includes the tailrotor gearbox departing emergency, or whether he'd learned all his fine art at CHC.
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