Thread: Major helicopter crash - Norway

One unseen issue with having newer types is the sometimes unknown reliability issues. Although I think in this case they decided it wasn't actually a design fault?

The investigators released an urgent update last week, basically stating that their findings so far are consistent with metal fatigue in the main rotor gear box, which was undetected. All flying in this type of aircraft, including SAR, has been suspended.

It is looking more and more like a major design flaw. The basic design of this helicopter is not new, nor is the gear box. The manufacturers basically kept the same aircraft and kept updating it.

The vast majority of customers of this aircraft (oil companies) have stated that they don't want to use it anymore.

That's bad. Scary what gets through new manufacturing when you talk to the right engineers.

On a side note, your initials wouldn't be JH by any chance?

Originally Posted by BigBlackDog

That's bad. Scary what gets through new manufacturing when you talk to the right engineers.

On a side note, your initials wouldn't be JH by any chance?

That's me! Did we work together?