Originally Posted by
Fareastdriver
Neither of the two aircarft that ditched this year ditched because of the geabox mechanical fault. They ditched because the EMLUB warning system failed, otherwise they would have proceeded with their 30 mins clearance and made landfall.
The aircraft ditched due to a catastrophic failure of a major MGB component, the main shaft.
The indication that the EMLUB system failed was probably their saving grace. Who knows what the outcome would have been if they had continued flight for 30 minutes with the broken part of the shaft thrashing around.