Originally Posted by
letmein
Ok so, my take..
-It happened in the blink of an eye, no time for Mayday, etc.
-Given mode of failure, rotor head twisting off, epicyclic gear breakdown is likely.
-The HUMs probably did not indicate pending failure before flight. (..but HUMs data could have been misinterpreted)
-More details will trickle in over the next few months, years, before final analysis.
-Accident happened within one of the most professionally run organization in helicopter industry.
= H225 grounded for a long time (maybe forever)//confidence shattered
...and here I was hoping to be back on line tomorrow....
AH's confidence in saying they don't want to ground the 225 and the announcement had me on the edge of my seat about the reason for their confidence and the very short time span they arrived at their stand point. But years in the industry told me this one will not go away in a week.. Still, the same years of experience in the industry left me perplexed with AH's response to date.