Rotorcraft
Airbus Limits H175 Speed After Crack Discovery
Airbus has limited the maximum forward speed of its H175 super-medium twin following the discovery of a horizontal stabilizer crack
A crack in the horizontal stabilizer has led global off-shore rotorcraft operator Babcock International to ground its two H175s, while Airbus has restricted the maximum forward speed of the super-medium twin to 80 knots, as it investigates the cause.
A crack in the horizontal stabilizer has led global off-shore rotorcraft operator Babcock International to ground its two H175s, while Airbus has restricted the maximum forward speed of the super-medium twin to 80 knots, as it investigates the cause.

Airbus Helicopters has restricted the maximum forward speed of its H175 super-medium twin to 80 knots after a substantial crack was found in a horizontal stabilizer on one aircraft. That H175 was operated by Babcock International in the North Sea. The horizontal stabilizer crack ran from the leading to near the trailing edge. Babcock is grounding its two H175s.