Corrosion probably caused North Sea helicopter ditchings
Eurocopter identifies factors that caused emergency landings
By David Ewen chief reporter
Published: 10/05/2013
The “probable” cause of two helicopter ditchings has been revealed.
Manufacturer Eurocopter has identified corrosion as one of the factors that forced two Super Puma EC225s to land in the North Sea.
In May last year, 14 passengers and crew members on a Super Puma helicopter were rescued after it ditched about 30 miles off the coast of Aberdeen.
And in October, 17 passengers and two crew escaped injury after a gearbox problem caused a helicopter to ditch near Shetland while carrying an oil crew from Aberdeen to a rig.
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