Australian Army grounds Tigers again
Source: Australian Army, 26-Jun-12
The suspension was put in place following the precautionary landing of a helicopter at the Shoalwater Bay training area on 25 June after the aircraft’s two-man crew detected fumes in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely with no injuries to the crew or further damage to the aircraft. Defence is presently investigating the cause of [...]
Australian Tigers resume flying operations
Source: Australian Army, 30-May-12
The Australian Army’s fleet of Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH) has returned to regular training activities following the lifting of a temporary suspension that was put in place on 16 May 2012 due to the detection of fumes in the cockpit of the aircraft. The Army Operational Airworthiness Authority lifted the suspension late yesterday following a [...]
Australia grounds Tigers after cockpit smoke incident
Source: Australian DoD, 17-May-12
The Australian Army has suspended Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter flying operations for training activities due to a concern following the detection of fumes in the cockpit of one of the aircraft. The Australian Army has a fleet of 22 Tiger helicopters, 19 of which are in the fully capable configuration operating in the fleet. The [...]
Australian Army Black Hawks return to the sky
Source: Australian Dept of Defence, 24-Jan-12
Army’s Black Hawk helicopters have returned to full flying operations following the lifting of the recent suspension. The suspension was put in place on 19 January following the identification of a number of fractured bolts during a routine maintenance check. The Commander of Forces Command, Major General Michael Slater, as the Army Operational Airworthiness Authority [...]
Australian Army grounds Black Hawks
Source: HeliHub.com, 22-Jan-12
The Australian Army has temporarily grounded its thirty Black Hawks after fractured bolts were found during routine maintenance. “The precautionary suspension will remain in place to allow an investigation into the cause of the fracture to be completed,” Colonel Stephen Evans (Acting Director-General of Aviation) said. Three Black Hawks currently operating for in East Timor [...]
Flight safety body denies Mi-8 grounding order
Source: RIA Novosti, 28-Oct-11
Russian flight safety authority Rosaviatsia denies it has any plans to temporarily ground the nation’s fleet of Mil Mi-8T helicopters, the watchdog said on Wednesday following media reports that a ban was being considered. (see full story)
Dhruv helicopters grounded after crash
21-Oct-11
Dhruv helicopters, used by paramilitary forces, have been grounded after a Border Security Force (BSF) chopper crashed on the outskirts of Ranchi Wednesday, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Inspector General of Police DK Pandey said on Thursday. (Full story) HeliHub.com page for this accident – 19-Oct-11 VT-BSH HAL Dhruv Ranchi, India (3F)
Brazil lifts AW139 grounding
01-Sep-11
Flightglobal is this morning reporting that Brazil’s aviation authority ANAC has lifted its grounding on AW139s (see full story)
Philippines grounds all Robinsons
Source: ABS-CBN, 19-May-10
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) sgrounded 33 R44s and 18 R22s following a fatal R44 accident which killed the four occupants and a fifth person on the ground.
Navair grounds six UH-1Y and one AH-1Z helicopters
Source: Aviation Week, 02-May-09
Navair issues temporary grounding bulletin on six UH-1Y Hueys and one AH-1Z Cobra due to extensive damage to the main rotor gearbox on two of the new Hueys.
