S-92A Nose Landing Gear Incident – Aberdeen 29 July 2014
A minor landing gear incident on a CHC Sikorsky S-92A at Aberdeen Airport in Scotland has attracted press interest.
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19 July 1989: Sioux City
19 July 1989: Sioux City On 19 July 1989, United Airlines Flight 232, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 N1819U, en-route from Denver to Chicago, suffered an uncontained failure of the number 2 General Electric CF6 engine’s fan disc. This resulted in crippling damage to the aircraft’s hydraulics and flight controls. The crew under Captain Al Haynes managed to control the
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B206B Freewheel Accidents in Sweden & Canada
B206B Freewheel Accidents in Sweden & Canada Bell 206B registration SE-HOM, operated by Fiskflyg, was engaged in a periodic Operator Proficiency Check in the vicinity of Porjus in Sweden on 8 November 2012, when an accident occurred. The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens Haverikommission [SHK]) published their final report on 3 July 2014. They reported: Shortly after touchdown
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Fixed Wing Accident & Incident Digest
Fixed Wing Accident & Incident Digest There have been a number of interesting air accident reports or updates recently on a range of fixed wing accidents and incidents, each with unique lessons. 1) Loss of propeller control during descent causes fatal DHC-8 forced landing in Papua New Guinea On 15 June 2014 the Papua New Guinea
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FAA Identify Widespread Use of Unapproved Parts
After this accident FAA determined unapproved “off the shelf” ducts may have been widely used as no approved Piper ducts has been ordered since 1999 for the 5000 US registered PA-28!
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Emergency AD – Honeywell TFE731 Engines
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) 2014-12-52 on 10 June 2014 in response to a production defect on the Honeywell TFE731 engine type. This was prompted by reports of 2nd stage Low Pressure Turbine (LPT2) blade separations due to casting anomalies at or near the root of the LPT2 blade. The EAD requires review of maintenance
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Aerossurance joins ADS
In addition to being an already active member of Oil & Gas UK, the trade association that speaks for the whole UK offshore sector, Aerossurance has been accepted as a member of ADS, the trade body advancing UK Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space Industries, globally. Follow us on LinkedIn for our latest updates.
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