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Old 7th Jun 2016, 21:53
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Some news from the investigation, not previously mentioned in this thread:

Spricka funnen i kraschade helikopterns rotorväxel | Ny Teknik

Utredarna i den norska haverikommissionen som granskar vad som gick snett i den norska helikopterolyckan den 29 april har upptäckt en utmattningspricka i ett av kugghjulen som ingår i huvudrotorns växel. Det uppger myndigheten i en första rapport om händelsen. Det finns också andra tecken på metallurgiska utmattningsproblem.
My translation:

The investigators in AIBN, who studies what went wrong in the Norwegian helicopter accident the 29th of April, have discovered a fatigue crack in one of the wheels in the main rotor gear box. AIBN states this in the first report about the accident. There are also other indications of problems of metal fatigue.
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