Crash d'un Eurocopter en Norvège (29/4/16)

[Gosselies]

Un Eurocopter EC225 de CHC Helicopter Service, le LN-OJF, venant de la plateforme pétrolière GullfaksB s'est écrasé aujourd'hui sur une petite île près de Bergen (côte ouest de la Norvège).
Il y avait 13 personnes à bord, on a retrouvé 11 cadavres, on recherche les 2 disparus.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/briton-die ... -1-4114878

Les autorités norvégiennes ont interdit de vol tous les hélicoptères de ce type immatriculés en Norvège ou opérant en Norvège.

Following the accident, the UK CAA has issued an instruction to stop any commercial passenger flights by UK operators flying the Airbus EC225LP helicopter.

[Gosselies]

http://www.airbushelicopters.com/websit ... t_347.html

Extrait d'un communiqué de Airbus Helicopter :

At this point in the investigation, we do not have any information that allows us to understand the causes of the accident that involved the aircraft’s rotor being detached, nor to make any links to events that have occurred previously.

Airbus Helicopters is participating in the on-going investigation and two technical experts are currently on their way to Norway to provide their assistance to the local authorities. In the frame of the investigation, information related to the background of the aircraft is being gathered. The preliminary elements of the inquiry should become available in the coming days.

Under these tragic circumstances, and until these elements are available, we are allied with the decision taken to put all commercial EC225LP passenger flights on hold.

Donc :
- les vols de tous les EC225LP sont suspendus.
- le rotor de l'hélicoptère accidenté s'est détaché en vol

[AVION]

Vidéo du rotor qui termine seul avec les 5 pales son parcours

http://www.tv2.no/nyheter/8269925/

[Lolodesbois]

Vraimant impressionant comme crash, je n'avais jamais entendu parler de perte de rotor complet

[AVION]

Vraimant impressionant comme crash, je n'avais jamais entendu parler de perte de rotor complet

Juste flippant, ils sont tombés comme une pierre et ont eu le temps de comprendre le pire.
R.I.P

[Gosselies]

May 1, 2016
Considering the additional information gathered during the last 48 hours, Airbus Helicopters’ decision, at this stage, is to not suspend flights of any nature for the EC225LP.
However, out of respect for all those affected by the accident, Airbus Helicopters continues to stand by the decision taken by the Norwegian and UK authorities to put commercial EC225LP passenger flights on hold in Norway and in the UK.

Aucune restriction de la part d'Airbus sur les vols en EC225LP.

[Gosselies]

CHC va cesser d'utiliser ses Super Puma, suite à un "manque de demande" (lack of commercial demand) de la part de ses clients.

Aviation experts investigating the crash in Norway believe they have uncovered evidence of metal fatigue in the Super Puma's gearbox.

http://stv.tv/news/north/1356761-helico ... a-flights/