AAIB Bulletin S6/2012 Special, AS3B MGB lubrication system failure, North Sea, 22 Oct 2012

AAIB Bulletin S6/2012 Special, AS3B MGB lubrication system failure, North Sea, 22 Oct 2012

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AAIB (UK)
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Accident Reports Airworthiness Loss of Control

On 22 October 2012, the crew of a Eurocopter EC225 LP on a flight from Aberdeen to an offshore platform received an indication that the main gearbox (MGB) lubrication system had failed. Shortly after selecting the emergency lubrication system, that system also indicated failure and the crew responded in accordance with the QRH drill to “land immediately by carrying out a successful controlled ditching. The ongoing investigation has found that there had been a mechanical failure within the MGB but that the emergency lubrication system had, contrary to indications, been functioning normally.

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