ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195117
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| Date: | Friday 29 July 2011 |
| Time: | 08:01 |
| Type: |  MD Helicopters MD900 Explorer |
| Owner/operator: | Yorkshire Air Ambulance |
| Registration: | G-CEMS |
| MSN: | 900-00089 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leeds Bradford Airport -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Leeds Bradford Airport |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Approximately one minute after landing, and whilst stationary on the ground, the forward cross tube of the helicopter’s skid landing gear fractured, damaging the helicopter but not causing any injuries to the crew onboard. The forward cross tube had failed due to a fatigue crack beneath the right side stop clamp.
It was determined that although the clamp had not
been removed from the cross tube during scheduled maintenance, as required by the Rotorcraft Maintenance Manual, the maintenance instructions were ambiguous regarding the requirement to inspect the area of the forward cross tube beneath the side stop clamps.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f85eed915d13710006c7/MD900_Explorer_G-CEMS_05-12.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2017 14:40 | harro | Added |
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