Anyone got a reference to the Falklands accident; and who the Reviewing Officers were ?
Part 4 - Remarks of Air Officer Commanding - AVM R J Honey Deputy Commander RAF Germany
Part 5 - Remarks by the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command - ACM P R Harding.
"...discounts malfunction of ..... DASH..."
And yet, Boscombe Down, in their Mk2 CAR recommendations.
22.10.93 “The DASH (Differential Airspeed Hold) Low Rate caption was not consistent with the DASH feedback signal, and was not an indication of any rate of actuator movement. The title of the caption was inaccurate”.
26.10.93 "There remains a requirement for a Differential Airspeed Hold (DASH) actuator runaway warning device. This requirement, often stated by (Boscombe Down) and most recently justified at Reference C (Letter APF/246/13 dated 11th April 1990) was considered
Essential for CA Release for the Chinook HC Mk1, and
remains so for the HC Mk2. This matter will be covered in detail in the definitive CA Release recommendations, but it is considered relevant to restate the Establishment’s position once again at this stage”.
No action taken. 13 days later the CA Release was signed, swiftly followed by the Release to Service. (As ever, I acknowledge MoD completely denies the existence of an RTS in Nov 1993. My copy, dated Nov 1993, is very clear).