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[Tecnniqe]

Statement:

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.

http://www.airbushelicopters.com/website/en/ref/Norway-Statement_347.html

It seems like a massive oversight considering the EXACT more or less IDENTICAL accident happened in 2009 in Scotland where 16 people lost their lives.

In the period of 2009-2013 Super Puma have been involved in 5 accidents.

Video from 2016's accident where rotor blades continues spinning after detaching from the helicopter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjBh3PF6-Xk

Image from 2016:

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Image from 2009:

[IMG]http://imbo.vgc.no/users/vgno/images/91e20fc29bfe1631ebc71cb3eb9683e7?t%5B0%5D=crop%3Awidth%3D1116%2Cheight%3D839%2Cx%3D0%2Cy%3D0&t%5B1%5D=maxSize%3Awidth%3D990%2Cheight%3D0&t%5B2%5D=resize%3Awidth%3D990&accessToken=809611ecccfa75d54db6889bc16b2fc2c9621001304f318f4bbb8902519be462[/IMG]

There is also a petition to have this aircraft frame removed from service:
https://www.change.org/p/civil-aviation-authority-remove-the-airbus-225-super-puma-from-service

This petition is for all North Sea Offshore Oil Workers and their families, and the public at large, to finally say enough is enough with the Super Puma airframe. In signing this petition you are asking for the Airbus 225 Super Puma to be permanently removed from service as its been involved in one incident too many, where yet again fatalities have occurred, and you wish to express a vote of no-confidence in the safety of this airframe. We call on the CAA to put the lives of Offshore Oil Workers and the pilots before vested interests, and revoke the air worthiness certificates for this aircraft. Failure to do this will result in more needless deaths

How is this shit allowed to fly when a gearbox fault makes the rotor detach? What if it happens over a populated area the next time?

 

[NH Apache]

It'll be really interesting to see if the Super Puma gets removed from service because it is one of the most popular helicopters in the offshore industry.

RIP to all those poor people. Hopefully something can be found to address what seems to be the issue.

 

[Tecnniqe]

It'll be really interesting to see if the Super Puma gets removed from service because it is one of the most popular helicopters in the offshore industry.

RIP to all those poor people. Hopefully something can be found to address what seems to be the issue.

Thing is they already "upgraded" the crafts after the 2009 accident, and yet again the same thing happened it seems.

Looks like the fault is more with the airframe construction than anything.

 

[IISANDERII]

Helicopters have more incidents than airplanes. Airbus should have taken better measures to address this.