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This pilot will be feeling pretty fortunate!

 

 

Record #5Cadors Number: 2010C0369

Reporting Region: Prairie & Northern

 

 

Occurrence InformationOccurrence Type: Incident

Occurrence Date: 2010-02-03

 

Occurrence Time: 0359 Z

Day Or Night: night-time

 

Fatalities: 0

Injuries: 0

 

Canadian Aerodrome ID: CYXD

Aerodrome Name: Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field)

 

Occurrence Location: Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) (CYXD)

 

Province: Alberta

Country: CANADA

 

World Area: North America

 

Reported By: NAV CANADA

AOR Number: 115850-V1

 

TSB Class Of Investigation:

TSB Occurrence No:

 

 

Aircraft InformationFlight #:

 

Aircraft Category: Helicopter

Country of Registration: CANADA

 

Make: EUROCOPTER FRANCE

Model: EC 120 B

 

Year Built: 2009

Amateur Built: No

 

Engine Make: TURBOMECA

Engine Model: ARRIUS 2F

 

Engine Type: Turbo shaft

Gear Type: Land

 

Phase of Flight: Approach

Damage: No Damage

 

Owner: CITY OF EDMONTON

Operator:

 

Operator Type: Private

 

 

Event InformationEngine failure

Engine malfunction - other

Precautionary landing

 

Detail InformationUser Name: Szymanski, Diana

 

Date: 2010-02-03

 

Further Action Required: Yes

 

O.P.I.: Maintenance & Manufacturing

 

Narrative: Pilot reported inbound to the airport for a precautionary landing due to an engine light indication. Landed safely but engine failed hovering to the landing pad.

 

User Name: Szymanski, Diana

 

Date: 2010-02-04

 

Further Action Required: No

 

O.P.I.: System Safety

 

Narrative: UPDATE The Edmonton Police Service EC 120B had an Engine Chip Warning indication and returned to the Edmonton City Center airport. While in a 7 foot hover maneuvering to the landing area, the pilot experienced an engine failure and landed with no damage to the aircraft. The Arrius 2F engine was found to have metal on the chip plug and had 271 hours TSN. The chip detection system had been visually inspected 5 flight hours prior to the failure. The engine has been sent to Turbomeca Canada for evaluation. An SDR will be submitted.

 

Please note that for the most part, CADORS reports contain preliminary, unconfirmed data which can be subject to change.

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why he did not land immediately??? That should be prior action right?

 

 

Sling, get your head out of your ***! Pretty easy to be a critic when you sit home in front of your computer. Its called the real world. Personaly thumbs up to the pilot!

 

Sling thanks for the retarded comments

 

My 2 Cents

 

KM

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why he did not land immediately??? That should be prior action right?

 

In the dark over a city sometimes easier said than done. Is there no power lines in Quebec? A guy who claims to own a couple of helicopters should know better than that.

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