ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174515
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| Date: | Monday 18 April 2011 |
| Time: | 08:37 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 365N3 Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Bond Offshore Helicopters |
| Registration: | G-REDG |
| MSN: | 6907 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arriel 2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Norwich Airport, Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Norwich Airport (NWI/EGSH) |
| Pickerill B Oil Platform, North Sea | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following a normal despatch and engine start for a routine offshore flight, the ground engineer monitoring the helicopter’s departure noticed flames emanating from the No 1 engine. As there was no dedicated means for ground staff to inform ATC of the incident, in order to alert the crew, the ground engineer chased the helicopter along the taxiway to attract the crew’s attention and communicate with them using hand signals. The crew shutdown the helicopter and the passengers were evacuated. The ground engineer extinguished a small oil-fed fire in the engine bay with a handheld fire extinguisher from the cockpit. Two safety recommendations have been made.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423020f40f0b61342000a5b/AS365N3_Dauphin_II_G-REDG_04-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
Media:
Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II G-REDG of Bond, lands on Runway 27 at Norwich 28 June 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2015 15:26 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 04-Apr-2015 15:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Nov-2016 21:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
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