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Old 14th May 2016, 15:19
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TOM57
 
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catastrophic failure developed in 1-2 seconds

Just as an ex mechancic, (not aviation) this really looks like a gearbox failure: By the speed of events and extent of damage on the inside components compared to the rotorhead assembly. I believe the problem here is that there is no way to explain how a perfectly running set of gears will instantly go up in pieces. Very scary.
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