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28-10-14 Forties Charlie precautionary landing

Reported by BBC News


A Super Puma helicopter made a "precautionary" landing
on a North Sea oil platform amid fears of a technical fault, its operator has
said.

Bond said the EC 225 was heading for the Forties Unity platform on Tuesday
but instead landed on the Forties Charlie installation after a warning light
came on.

It is understood it related to the helicopter's tail rotor.

The Super Puma was carrying 18 passengers and two crew.

No-one was injured.

Bond engineers will head offshore to examine the aircraft, before
arrangements are made to transfer the passengers back to Aberdeen.
From another report: It is understood initial inspections will focus on the indication system on the tail rotor
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