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Terms of Reference Communicating any recommendations contained within AAIB reports linked to the offshore aviation incidents and assisting with implementation of any such recommendations Communicating the work of the HSSG to the workforce and wider industry Publishing, promoting and ensuring consistent application of common aviation guidelines across the UK offshore industry 4
G-REDW Ditching 10-5-12 Eurocopter EC225 helicopter (reg. G-REDW) operated by Bond outbound from ABZ to Ensco102 Maersk Resilient made controlled descent 24 miles offshore Captain/Co-pilot made controlled ditching per std. operating procedures after suffering loss of gearbox oil pressure Successful recovery in daylight and favourable weather conditions. 14 POB (2 crew 12 passengers) recovered safely Bond temporarily suspended EC225 flights pending further investigation Bristows & CHC continued to operate AAIB investigation launched (in progress) 5
Initial Findings / Cause of Failure & Ditching Low lube oil (LO) pressure alarm illuminated indicating failure of main gearbox (MGB) LO system Emergency lubrication (EMLUB) system activated by crew EMLUB failure alarm illuminated indicating failure of EMLUB system Crew followed std. ops procedure, initiated emergency landing Offshore required ditching; favourable weather conditions for ditching Initial Investigation Driveshaft to MGB LO pumps failed; lost drive to pumps & MGB LO supply failure Prior to flight, Vibration Health Monitoring system (VHM) had identified a rising trend in monitoring parameters associated with MGB oil pump drive system MGB contained oil and glycol; had not suffered total oil loss; EMLUB system had activated; some oil loss blown out of MGB vents 6
Actions Actions apply to EC225: older model AS332 unaffected EC identified serial numbers (S/N) of MGB shafts manufactured in the same batch of 10 as the failed shaft. None in this batch was in use Population of potentially affected shafts widened: all EC225s equipped with shafts of S/N of M0370 or higher where shaft had accumulated less than 500 Flight Hours since new to increased monitoring: Close monitor and reduce action thresholds for relevant VHM parameters (named MOD-45 and MOD-70) Before next flight over water and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 3 flight hours, download VHM data to review the relevant indicators AAIB report in progress Special HSSG meeting held 14 th May to communicate incident & status Additional HSSG briefing notes and info on SC website 7
HSSG - G-REDW Ditching Response Special HSSG meeting held 14 th May to communicate incident & status Regular updates in response to the incident Incident specific page on Step Change website Developed and issued FAQs, and updated information as it became available 8
Communications Apparent increase in frequency of helicopter issues raising level of workforce concern Greatly exacerbated by ditching Inconsistent communication and feedback on helicopter issues / actions Intend to introduce communication guidelines Being worked by helicopter operators and industry representatives Target date end-june 9
Our focus areas Weather data network (WDN): work to embed use of the WDN continues to good effect Helideck lighting: issues with fixing of lighting units being addressed to install upgraded systems on Centrica CPC-1 and BP Miller mid 2012 Advanced anomaly detection (AAD): Eurocopter: focus so far on EC225 and EC175 models. External controlled service introduction of HUMS AAD to commence Q4 2012 Sikorsky: believes the system already in place on S92 models achieves AAD standards 10
Our focus areas Helideck Integrity: Helideck integrity standards project commenced early 2012, focus on improving poor performers Joint Auditing: Proposal joint audits carried out by multiple companies Benefits less resource intense, reduced cost, increased quality and depth of content Helicopter Safety Awareness Course: Developing long-term safety representatives helicopter operations awareness course. 11
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