Aircraft
EC225 Ditches Safely in North Sea, Probe Centers on Gearbox
Bond suspended flying its EC225s for several days after a ditching in the North Sea. The helicopter returned to service after an inspection of the company’s fleet.
Bond suspended flying its EC225s for several days after a ditching in the North Sea. The helicopter returned to service after an inspection of the company’s fleet.

A Eurocopter EC225 operated by Bond Offshore Helicopters with 14 on board ditched safely into the North Sea on May 10. At 12:13 p.m., G-REDW made “a controlled descent 24 nm offshore,” according to Bond. The investigation is focusing on the failures of two main-gearbox lubrication systems–the standard one and the back-up one.

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