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New problems for the EC-155 B1 helicopters

Hong Kong, China - The helicopter displayed a mechanical failure

Four new French search-and-rescue helicopters kept on the ground by order of the Hong Kong's government, because of the incident occurred on Monday, October 6. The investigators, one of which is a manufacturer Eurocopter representative, try to determine the cause of the incident. The reason of it: an oil cooling fan disintegrated in the main gearbox of one of the helicopters while the aircraft was...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 53463
Rome, Italy, 10/10/2003 13:42
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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