Rosco Posted September 17, 2003 Report Posted September 17, 2003 Thankfully no one was killed. Lets hope injuries are minimal Griffon Down R Quote
twinstar_ca Posted September 18, 2003 Report Posted September 18, 2003 i agree, rosco... hope everyone recovers very quickly... the photo doesn't show the tail of the bird but i hope it wasn't another TR snag... Quote
Guest TDK Posted September 18, 2003 Report Posted September 18, 2003 I read the article about the previous griffon crash and was just wondering if Bell had ever given an official report on the T/R cracking. I know the military guys are convinced it was a teeny tiny crack that caused it, but is Bell? Just reading the statement from the military investigator who said that thousands of military and civilian aircraft were at risk makes me wonder if Bell is concerned at the very least. Maybe cover-ups and conspiracy? Quote
Guest graunch1 Posted September 18, 2003 Report Posted September 18, 2003 Or maybe they "touched" something with the TR on the prrevious flight and never said anything?? Quote
Rosco Posted September 18, 2003 Author Report Posted September 18, 2003 Here's a little more. Seems like they are doing some NDT on the blades...... Griffon Down R Quote
Rosco Posted September 18, 2003 Author Report Posted September 18, 2003 Another article on 412 T/R inspections. 412 T/R Blades FYI I guess.....hope I'm not drowning you guys with news as I know this has been a complaint by some! Rotor Pilot seems to be out of the loop for a while. R Quote
donnybrook Posted September 18, 2003 Report Posted September 18, 2003 Supposedly a dual engine power loss to an autorotation. I heard it was from a hover but this is hearsay. Four of five are out of the hospital already. Quote
RotorPilot Posted September 18, 2003 Report Posted September 18, 2003 Hi all and twinstar_ca After a few unpleasant posts I decided not to post any more links here. But if you ever need something about accidents, just go "South of the Border" and you find them there (well at least until another newbie start complaining about to many news) http://www.verticalreference.com/VRForum/C...f=1;t=551;st=30 Quote
Rosco Posted September 18, 2003 Author Report Posted September 18, 2003 RP, Dude, most us (the majority) enjoyed having you post the news and relevant articles that you did post. I wont speak for everyone but...... COME BACK BUDDY, WE MISS Y'A Dont let a few get to you. I hope all is well with y'a. Cheers R Quote
CTD Posted September 18, 2003 Report Posted September 18, 2003 The previous Griffon accident involving the tail rotor should be no reflection on the manufacturer. The 'teeny crack' propagated from a dent which was far beyond MM limits, and the blade had soot, grease and soap inside. Somebody isn't doing their maintenance. Again. That blade has over 20,000,000 hours in service, and has a solid record. Take a look at a six year-old Griffy with 2000 hrs on it, then cast your eyes over a 20 year-old 212 with 20,000 from an operator like Alpine. If we don't put some money in to the military soon, so these guys can maintain their aircraft and their currency, we'll not have a military to talk about. Quote
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