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Forest police S-64 helicopter grounded in Italy due to structural damages

Cagliari, Italy - New problems for an Erickson Aircrane

Reliable sources told AVIONEWS that an S-64E Erickson Aircrane would have been grounded in Sardinia due to the presence of cracks on the main rotor head scissor hinge. The aircraft, used in the region for firefighting missions by the forest police on behalf of the Italian civil defense department, is reported to have been stopped three days ago and it is likely that an audit would be required on...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108213
Rome, Italy, 08/07/2009 15:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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