The recent accident in Norway may have been caused by fatigue in a MGB planetary gear. Such a failure brought down an AS332L2 in 2009. Other accidents and incidents with the AS332L2 and EC225 led to the process of mentioned below. But, can Airbus H be trusted?
Eurocopter Prioritizes Fix For EC225 Gearbox Problem
PARIS — Eurocopter is calling the main gearbox issue afflicting the North Sea fleet of EC225 helicopters the most serious technical problem that the company has encountered, but maintains that fixing it is a top priority. CEO Lutz Bertling described the problem as “more severe than any technical issue than we have had in the past,” during comments at the company’s annual press conference in Paris Jan. 24.
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