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Airbus Helicopters Performs H175 Engine Removal
Pratt & Whitney Canada turboshaft was replaced at altitude airport in France
The Airbus Helicopters prototype H175 was at Courchevel airport to test “systems for flight in snow conditions.” (Photo: Janine Bloch)
The Airbus Helicopters prototype H175 was at Courchevel airport to test “systems for flight in snow conditions.” (Photo: Janine Bloch)

An Airbus Helicopters H175 underwent unscheduled maintenance at Courchevel Airport, at 6,500 feet of altitude in the French Alps earlier this month. A prototype being used for optional system testing, the aircraft had one of its Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-67E turboshafts removed. Another one had to be shipped from the manufacturer's Marignane, France, headquarters overnight. The replacement started on site immediately.