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Old 7th Jun 2016, 17:38
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CHC-sjefen: - Vi har ikke tilgang til girkassen - Bergens Tidende

Ny girkasse i januar

- Vi følger et vedlikeholdsprogram som tilsier at girboksen etter 4400 flytimer sendes til en leverandør som utfører vedlikehold, sier Roland videre.

Girboksen på ulykkeshelikopteret ble installert i januar. Under vedlikehold blir enkelte deler utbedret, mens andre blir skiftet helt ut.

Roland vil ikke svare på om planetgiret, som ifølge Havarikommisjonen er utsatt for tretthetsbrudd, ble skiftet ut i januar.

- Jeg kan ikke gå inn på spesifikke opplysninger om de ulike delene.

Directly translated to English by me:

New gearbox in January

- We follow a maintenance program that says that the gearbox
after 4400 flying hours is shipped to a supplier that perform maintenance, says Roland further.

The gearbox on the accident helicopter was installed in January.
During maintenance some parts are refurbished, some are completely replaced.

Roland does not want to answer, if the planetary gear, that according to the Accidentboard is subject to fatigue cracks, was replaced in January.

- I can not go into specific information about the different parts.
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