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Old 26th Feb 2011, 12:16
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Industry Insider says:

Nobody outside of the operator's staff in Broome knew about it until after the landing.
While TSB say about that CHC incident:

Because a new stud and the proper tools were not immediately available, after consulting with Sikorsky's local field service representative, CHC carried out a temporary repair, installing a self-locking nut on the fractured stud. The self-locking feature of this nut did not fully engage the shortened length of the fractured stud so a hole was drilled in the nut to lockwire it for security. Although Sikorsky's engineering department was not specifically consulted, no technical objections to the temporary repair were presented by the Sikorsky field service representative.
and

It was the flight crew's understanding that the MGB would fail in a progressive manner rather than suddenly. Since the "less than 5 psi" condition coincided with the illumination of the red MGB OIL PRES warning message, the crew did not initially consider the low pressure to be a secondary indication of an impending gearbox failure. In addition, there were no other secondary indications detected and the MGB oil temperature remained below 80°C. This led the crew to respond as if they were in a "land as soon as possible" condition. The rapid drop in oil pressure was so different to their simulator training that they initially believed they had experienced a sensor or indicator problem. However, through collaboration, the pilots realized that the warning and oil pressure indication did not come from a single sensor, eliminating that possibility.

As the crew approached the only suitable landing area nearby, the rate-of-descent was increased and the pilots carried out a landing without further incident approximately seven minutes after the first warning. The captain indicated that if they had been flying over water, and there had been no other secondary indications, he would have continued flight toward land at an altitude of 200 feet agl and an airspeed of 80 knots.


So what did CHC actually do as a result of their investigation into the Broome incident?
Safety alert on repair authorisation?
Tighter maintenance control at Broome?
Change in maintenance programme?
A notice to crew about oil loss and what 'Land Immediately' means?
revised training?
Anything?
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