EC-135 - Sprekker i rotorblader

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is requiring inspections of Eurocopter's EC135 model after cracks were found in its rotors, the company says.
'Initial investigations have confirmed that EC135 flights remain safe,' a Eurocopter spokesman said on Monday, adding that the company was in the process of identifying what was causing the cracks.
EASA issued the directive on May 17, the newspaper Financial Times Deutschland reported.
Eurocopter, a division of European aerospace giant EADS, is the world's biggest civil helicopter producer and the EC135 one of its most popular models, with more than 1000 sold to about 270 clients.
EASA has called for operators of the EC135, a twin-engine helicopter widely used by police and ambulance services, to visually inspect rotors before each flight and replace the main rotor hub if cracks are detected.
The military version, the EC635, should be subjected to the same tests.

Bildet viser en EC-135 fra Statens Luftambulanse som sjekker ut landingsplassen ved området der jeg har hytte på Idse i Ryfylke. Den ble funnet i orden. Foto: Per Gram