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New Zealand grounds its UH-1D

New Zealand - Air Force will perform safety checks

New Zealand's entire fleet of 14 Bell UH-1D Iroquois helicopters has been grounded after the gearbox of one failed while flying in East Timor. The gearbox in the tail rotor drive train failed yesterday but the helicopter landed safely. Air Force is investigating the reason for the failure, but as a precautionary measure all 14 Iroquois, including four in East Timor,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 24687
Rome, Italy, 03/07/2002 12:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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