alchresearch Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Glasgow crash: Helicopters grounded by Bond Air Services Emergency services helicopters have been grounded amid safety fears about the EC 135 - the same model which crashed in Glasgow. Bond Air Services suspended flights on all 22 of its EC 135s after a fault was found on the North West Air Ambulance. Ambulance services across the UK are affected, but the National Police Air Service has not grounded any aircraft. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-25353001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Has anyone heard anything new from the aircraft accident investigators yet ? The only thing I heard, earlier this week was that they had found the engine to be o'k. I'm sure I heard somewhere that helicopters were to have flight recorders on board ? In any case I hope they keep at it because we certainly don't want it happening again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Has anyone heard anything new from the aircraft accident investigators yet ? The only thing I heard, earlier this week was that they had found the engine to be o'k. I'm sure I heard somewhere that helicopters were to have flight recorders on board ? In any case I hope they keep at it because we certainly don't want it happening again. If by "flight recorder" you mean the equivalent of the black box used in commercial aircraft then the answer is no - the helicopter didn't have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikes10 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Article here says a similar aircraft was grounded because of a fuel gauge problem: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/448336/Clutha-helicopter-crash-claims-tenth-victim-as-same-aircraft-grounded-over-safety-fears?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-uk-news+(Daily+Express+%3A%3A+UK+Feed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Has anyone heard anything new from the aircraft accident investigators yet ? The only thing I heard, earlier this week was that they had found the engine to be o'k. I'm sure I heard somewhere that helicopters were to have flight recorders on board ? In any case I hope they keep at it because we certainly don't want it happening again. They said engine and gearbox OK (which means there could be a clutch or rotorhead problem I guess.) I also think they said there was no rotation of the rotor as it was coming down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 They said engine and gearbox OK (which means there could be a clutch or rotorhead problem I guess.) I also think they said there was no rotation of the rotor as it was coming down. Thank's for the reply Obelix, also Longcol's reply. It sounds as if the problem definitely was not running out of fuel due to a faulty fuel gauge in that case. In answer to Nagel's post I heard that the helicopter was trying to track someone who had been reported trespassing on the railway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 The fuel tank design also makes it impossible for both engines to run out of fuel at the same time, meaning even with a faulty fuel gauge, you'll know you've got a problem (one engine shutdown) before the helicopter loses all power / becomes uncontrollable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Sad news: Four people 'broke into Clutha bar' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-25427114 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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