Harnser Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Any body knows the chopper situation in Aberdeen . I know many were grounded after the last forced landing in the North sea . Dont seem to be getting any info on whats happening down here . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 If u pm me an email address I will forward you the info I have been sent through being a safety rep on our rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 http://www.stepchangeinsafety.net/templates/asset-relay.cfm?frmAssetFileID=1566 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzypigeon Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 beered up, What rig are you on??? I'm looking to go back offshore in the new year had enough of never knowing when i'm going to be home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monster1971 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 A beered up safety officer cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subseatiger Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Things gone from bad to worse here as the fork lift driver at Bristows hit the hanger door and it fell on our tiger today. That will only add to the backlog and with no choppers this weekend could mean Thursday and Friday crewchages dont happen till next week. I'm due off Wednesday and hope it will be cleared by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceman Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Things gone from bad to worse here as the fork lift driver at Bristows hit the hanger door and it fell on our tiger today. That will only add to the backlog and with no choppers this weekend could mean Thursday and Friday crewchages dont happen till next week. I'm due off Wednesday and hope it will be cleared by then. Do you work on Fort Boyard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) beered up, What rig are you on??? I'm looking to go back offshore in the new year had enough of never knowing when i'm going to be home. i work on a jackup barge called the Irish sea pioneer as decksuperviser/chief mate its in Liverpool bay so we fly out of Blackpool on dauphin n3 helis so we arent effected by whats goin on up north Edited November 14, 2012 by beeredup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikk Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 So glad I don't have to go to work on them any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 i have just declined a job offer to go an work up there! i would rather stick to the short flights (15 minutes max) in brand new helis that i currently have and i also have access to a free car park at blackpool too be daft to moce up north and get mixed up in all whats goin on up there at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandladdie Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Situation is all Eurocopter EC225 choppers are grounded worldwide for use over hazardous/hostile terrain (ie the sea). This includes some L1 & L2 models also. I think it puts the fleet down by around a third, although they are looking to retro fit older style gear boxes to the L2 MKII aircraft to get them running again. The problem seems to be a vertical shaft in the gearbox. It was suspected that this was the fault with the Bond chopper that ditched earlier this year. Now after looking at the Scotia chopper the AAIB have identified a 360 degree crack on this shaft. the upshot of this is that all aircraft with this design gearbox have been grounded. As I understand it, this shaft runs a bevel gear that operates 2 lube pumps for the gearbox, a duty and a standby. Therefore when this shaft cracked it took out the duty and backup lube. There is a final emergency lube which sprays glycol into the gearbox and give a 30minute run-dry, I believe this also failed. I think the at this point regardless of whether the glycol worked or not a controlled ditching was inevitable. Not very good reading is it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Situation is all Eurocopter EC225 choppers are grounded worldwide for use over hazardous/hostile terrain (ie the sea). This includes some L1 & L2 models also. I think it puts the fleet down by around a third, although they are looking to retro fit older style gear boxes to the L2 MKII aircraft to get them running again. The problem seems to be a vertical shaft in the gearbox. It was suspected that this was the fault with the Bond chopper that ditched earlier this year. Now after looking at the Scotia chopper the AAIB have identified a 360 degree crack on this shaft. the upshot of this is that all aircraft with this design gearbox have been grounded. As I understand it, this shaft runs a bevel gear that operates 2 lube pumps for the gearbox, a duty and a standby. Therefore when this shaft cracked it took out the duty and backup lube. There is a final emergency lube which sprays glycol into the gearbox and give a 30minute run-dry, I believe this also failed. I think the at this point regardless of whether the glycol worked or not a controlled ditching was inevitable. Not very good reading is it! Very interesting thank you . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Situation is all Eurocopter EC225 choppers are grounded worldwide for use over hazardous/hostile terrain (ie the sea). This includes some L1 & L2 models also. I think it puts the fleet down by around a third, although they are looking to retro fit older style gear boxes to the L2 MKII aircraft to get them running again. The problem seems to be a vertical shaft in the gearbox. It was suspected that this was the fault with the Bond chopper that ditched earlier this year. Now after looking at the Scotia chopper the AAIB have identified a 360 degree crack on this shaft. the upshot of this is that all aircraft with this design gearbox have been grounded. As I understand it, this shaft runs a bevel gear that operates 2 lube pumps for the gearbox, a duty and a standby. Therefore when this shaft cracked it took out the duty and backup lube. There is a final emergency lube which sprays glycol into the gearbox and give a 30minute run-dry, I believe this also failed. I think the at this point regardless of whether the glycol worked or not a controlled ditching was inevitable. Not very good reading is it! The emergency lube in the Bond heli that ditched in May had't actually failed but the pilots got a false indication due to a faulty sensor that it had failed which led into them making the decision to make a landing on water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandladdie Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) The emergency lube in the Bond heli that ditched in May had't actually failed but the pilots got a false indication due to a faulty sensor that it had failed which led into them making the decision to make a landing on water Sorry Beerdup I should have made myself clear. I was talking about the Scotia chopper, but you are quite correct about the Bond chopper. http://www.aaib.gov....2012 G-CHCN.pdf Edit grammer Edited November 17, 2012 by Highlandladdie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 no worries at leasy no one got hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandladdie Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I have read a report today from the Helicopter Safety Steering Group and Eurocopter that has found that the MG EMLUB on G-CHCN had not failed as the warning light would have suggested. Exactly like G-REDW in May. There seems to be quite a few similarities coming out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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