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EC225 crash near Bergen, Norway April 2016

Old 2nd Jun 2016, 19:25
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@HeliComparator: good point, well made.

Next question, why allow 225's and not L2's?
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 19:32
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I don't know if in the UK the CAA has made any pronouncements;
Well, I would have known if I had read the thread a bit more carefully.

The CAA said;

2 Compliance/Action to be Taken

2.1 The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), in exercise of its powers under article 15 of the Air Navigation Order 2009, directs operators of any Airbus Helicopters EC225LP or AS332L2 helicopter which is:

a) registered in the United Kingdom; or

b) flying in the United Kingdom or in the neighbourhood of an offshore location.

to comply with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.2.

2.2 Operators and pilots must not conduct any flight with an Airbus Helicopters EC225LP or AS332L2 helicopter.
(a) and (b), and 2.2 seem to me to prohibit all UK-registered aircraft of the types listed, regardless of their role, from being flown anywhere, as well as prohibiting flights by non-UK aircraft of those types in UK airspace. So it's only the military who can keep flying, if indeed they have any.

So, the answer to Helicrazi is yes, SAR is banned, or would be if there were any operators with these helicopters.

And to the second question, the CAA bans both, and (partly because of that) I suspect the EASA AD is simply sloppy drafting, as per everything else EASA produces. But there may be a good reason, I wouldn't know.
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 19:34
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Originally Posted by helicrazi
@HeliComparator: good point, well made.

Next question, why allow 225's and not L2's?
Yea well not that good a point - there are of course AS332L2s flying SAR aren't there? (Jigsaw) or rather, were. Or am I out of date?
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 19:36
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HeliComparator:

You are correct, there are L2's servicing the Babcock SAR contract, which is why I don't understand EASA allowing 225's to continue, but not L2's.

Of course with the CAA blanket ban across all roles, then it wouldn't matter anyway.
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 20:20
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Originally Posted by helicrazi
HeliComparator:

You are correct, there are L2's servicing the Babcock SAR contract, which is why I don't understand EASA allowing 225's to continue, but not L2's.

Of course with the CAA blanket ban across all roles, then it wouldn't matter anyway.
I see your point. Could it be as simple as a typo? Maybe they forgot to add "or AS332L2" to that para? Presumably it was done in a bit of a rush.
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 20:50
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Difference L,L1,L2 and 225

Can anybody explain the differece between these types, regarding to the MGB/ rotor Head or connection to the fuselage?
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 21:30
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Apologies if this has already been posted...

EC225 Main Rotor Head and Main Gear Box Design - Aerossurance
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 21:35
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Originally Posted by MichiScholz
Can anybody explain the differece between these types, regarding to the MGB/ rotor Head or connection to the fuselage?
MGB and mounting very similar in basic principle, but the devil is in the detail and inside there are major differences in materials etc. Although the L and L1 are identical I think? The AS332L and L1 had a head with conventional bearings, the L2 and 225 have no conventional bearings in the head, just elastomeric thingies (multilayered blobs of rubber and metal discs). More blades on the 225.
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 21:43
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Originally Posted by krypton_john
Apologies if this has already been posted...

EC225 Main Rotor Head and Main Gear Box Design - Aerossurance
It was posted in about page 31 of this thread, which is now a page 56+.
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 21:45
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Originally Posted by HeliComparator
MGB and mounting very similar in basic principle, but the devil is in the detail and inside there are major differences in materials etc. Although the L and L1 are identical I think? The AS332L and L1 had a head with conventional bearings, the L2 and 225 have no conventional bearings in the head, just elastomeric thingies (multilayered blobs of rubber and metal discs). More blades on the 225.
The L2 and the 225 share the same epicyclic module which is different for the L and L1, the 332L2 and 225 have two stages of eight gears, not sure of the L and L1 have 7 or 9 gears per stage. The main module for the L2 and 225 are basically the same configuration with material changes to the gears of the 225 main module to take account of the higher power/operations temps. The L2 has a conical housing on top of the epicyclic with two races of ball bearings to take the lift loads, the 225 has a flared housing with two rows of inclined roller bearings to take the lift loads. The 225 also has the EM lube system
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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 23:36
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Babcock has grounded all 225's and that includes the EC-MCR, the brand new, one and only SAR 225 operated by Inaer Spain

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Old 3rd Jun 2016, 00:22
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Super Puma Crash Was Gearbox Failure - Unexpected AIBN Preliminary Report Released - Oil and Gas News
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End of speculation.
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Old 3rd Jun 2016, 02:28
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Indeed. Call all the hard working AIBN investigators tomorrow morning and ask them to start their summer holiday. Tell 'em an internet publication has solved things for you. Actually quit the whole branch, what a waste of tax payer's money. Same all over Europe. I bet hundreds of millions would be saved over the becoming years if we all just let the media tell us what went wrong.
??????

The media is reporting what the AIBN reported, even included the actual report so how is that wrong with what the others posted.

I would say wdew is referring to all the speculation that this was a sus bar failure, and it appears that the AIBN has ended that speculation. I, and some others like Mitchaa had said that from the beginning....
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Old 3rd Jun 2016, 02:50
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Only for idiots like you. I have never seen such a cover up by an Authority.
Note book's need to get hands on. EPI no chance if they did the correct actions. I Knew/ know both the people that made those errors in Miri and REDL. 1 is due an Alloute 3 plus a hangar to the team. The other was not welcome to return.
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Old 3rd Jun 2016, 03:06
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Case closed..
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Old 3rd Jun 2016, 03:28
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When it suits you. 32 years on the Sa330J AS 332L / L1 / L2 First course on the EC225 LP
Retired now at 55.
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This member from his posts has never been close any puma aircraft.
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Old 3rd Jun 2016, 04:10
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[QUOTEOnly for idiots like you. I have never seen such a cover up by an Authority.
Note book's need to get hands on. EPI no chance if they did the correct actions. I Knew/ know both the people that made those errors in Miri and REDL.[/QUOTE]

Not going to comment on the idiot thing but what would you suspect they are covering up? Why would you have such a hard time believing this is a MGB/EPI failure?
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Old 3rd Jun 2016, 04:28
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I may be confused but isn't roscoe's link to a news report with a headline stating 'Super Puma crash was gearbox failure' - the actual AIBN report doesn't say anything of the sort, it just says:

Recent metallurgical findings have revealed features strongly consistent with fatigue in the outer race of a second stage planet gear in the epicyclic module of the MGB. It cannot be ruled out that this signifies a possible safety issue that can affect other MGBs of the same type. The nature of the catastrophic failure of the LN-OJF main rotor system indicates that the current means to detect a failure in advance are not effective.
- which is what we already knew?

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Old 3rd Jun 2016, 04:50
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Don't call me am Idiot. I have Been type rated on the 225 longer than any one, 21 st July 2005. I never said it was not a EPI or Main Module failure. The rubbish I have read on his site is shocking. Read the report it is all bollocks. POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now retired Ill be happy to see the norge early retirement that we pay for cancelled.
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