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News: Fatal crash EC135 T2+ G-SPAO in Glasgow 20131129

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http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=101264

29 November 2013 Last updated at 23:25 GMT

A helicopter has crashed into a pub on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow.

The crash happened at the Clutha Vaults in Stockwell Street.

Jim Murphy, shadow development secretary, said there had been multiple injuries.

The told the BBC the fire brigade told him a helicopter crash had taken place.

He reported a "pile of people" clambering out of a pub.

He said there were about 40 fire brigade staff at the scene and said passers-by had helped at the scene.

Mr Murphy told the BBC: "It's a well established Glasgow pub. It's a horrible, horrible scene, but well done to the folk who were here. Everyone formed a chain of people from inside the pub to outside, and the fire brigade and everyone were here very quickly."

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "I can confirm that we have people at the scene.

"It is obviously a major incident. There are numerous fire engines there; 15 fire engines at the moment along with specialist services.
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Re: Fatal crash EC135 T2+ G-SPAO in Glasgow 20131129

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G-SPAO EC135T2+ Bond Air Services Ltd (Chartered by Strathclyde Police)

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=162556

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/glasgow-he ... -1.2445897

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Re: Fatal crash EC135 T2+ G-SPAO in Glasgow 20131129

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FYI (for your information):

Eurocopter issued a safety alert to operators of its EC135 helicopters after aircraft from the same fleet as one that crashed into a Scottish pub last month killing 10 people and some in Europe were found with a fuel gauge defect.

UK-based air services company Bond Aviation grounded its fleet of 38 EC135s on December 11, after an air ambulance, one of its 22 aircraft leased in Britain, was found to have a fuel indicator problem. Tests found others also had the same fault.

A spokesman for Eurocopter, a unit of European aerospace and defence company EADS, said tests by Bond and two other EC135 operators in Europe found possible similar supply-tank fuel gauging errors that overestimated the fuel on board.

"The first analysis shows that the indication of the fuel quantity in the supply tanks could be overestimated," the company said in a statement.

"All crews should be aware that in the worst case a red warning "Low Fuel" could appear without any amber FUEL Caution before."

Eurocopter said it was issuing a safety notice to remind all EC135 operators to follow the safety procedures already in place and outlined in the flight manual, regardless of the aircraft's fuel quantity indication.

The company said it would "update its Safety Information Notice as needed" with investigations continuing.

The discovery of the fault in Bond's fleet came 12 days after one of its EC135s leased to the police crashed into the Clutha pub in Glasgow killing three crew and 7 others.

The helicopter was only minutes away from returning to its base when it dropped vertically on to the roof of the pub.

A preliminary report from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) stated last week that initial checks found no engine or gearbox problems and fuel on board. Investigations are continuing.

Bond Aviation said in a statement on Monday that the results of the tests on the rest of its helicopters were validated by Eurocopter, and appropriate repairs were made before returning the aircraft to service.

No one at Bond was immediately available to comment on how many of its aircraft were found to have the fault.

"We also took the decision to increase safety barriers by mandating that all our EC135s should maintain a minimum of 90kg of fuel onboard at all times," Bond Aviation added.
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Re: Fatal crash EC135 T2+ G-SPAO in Glasgow 20131129

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FYI (for your information):

Today, AAIB released a new report on the fatal Eurocopter EC135T2+ accident on 29 November 2013 in Glasgow:

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cf ... G-SPAO.pdf

please read it Yourself

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Ter info:

Vandaag heeft de AAIB een nieuw rapport over het fatale ongeval met de Eurocopter EC135T2+ G-SPAO op 29 November 2013 in Glasgow gepubliceerd:

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cf ... G-SPAO.pdf
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Re: Fatal crash EC135 T2+ G-SPAO in Glasgow 20131129

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FYI (for your information):

On 20 February, Airbus Helicopters provided a new update on EC135 fuel system checks:

http://www.airbushelicopters.com/site/e ... _1330.html

please read it Yourself

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