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[Elvis]

CADORS Number: 2008P0182 Reporting Region: Pacific

 

Occurrence InformationOccurrence Type: Incident Occurrence Date: 2008/02/06

Occurrence Time: 1724 Z Day Or Night: day-time

Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0

 

Canadian Aerodrome ID: Aerodrome Name:

Occurrence Location: West Coast of Vancouver Island (484500N 125300W - Tofino) Province: British Columbia

Country: CANADA World Area: North America

 

Reported By: RCC Victoria AOR Number:

TSB Class Of Investigation: TSB Occurrence No.:

Event InformationELT/SAR/comm search

Aircraft InformationFlight #:

Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: CANADA

Make: SIKORSKY Model: S61L

Year Built: Amateur Built: No

Engine Make: Engine Model:

Engine Type: Gear Type:

Phase of Flight: Parked Damage: No Damage

Owner: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE Operator:

Operator Type: State

 

Detail InformationUser Name: Samson, Donna

Date: 2008/02/07

Further Action Required: No

O.P.I.: System Safety

Narrative: Vancouver Area Control Centre reported an aircraft squawking 7700 off the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The Buffalo was tasked. The signal was traced to a Sea King riding on the HMCS Ottawa. False alarm.

 

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

[worldywings]

We all do, the tax payer :down:

 

 

WW

[maxtorc]

Nice one!!!!!!

[Elvis]

I find it strange that a Navy ship would not be monitoring all emergency frequences 24/7.

[Over-Talk]

This is all very weird.

This is a code 7700 on the transponder, not an ELT signal.

 

Why was 7700 even selected ??

Couldn't the Area Control Center or SAR calculate the speed and altitude of the transponder before the dispatch of the Buffalo.

How well can our DND, ACC and SAR communicate ??

[skullcap]

Yes very odd, as aircraft has to be powered up, would they have left it with apu plugged in and avionics on.....I think is more here going on,,,,,maybe,,,but strange.

[Harmonic_Vibe]

Sounds almost like a (costly) prank... Not very funny really...

[Lunchbox]

Elvis,

 

How does one recieve these reports? Presumably it's web-based, or email notifications?

[DrDukeSolomon]

Lunchbox,

 

Google is your friend. Google "cadors transport canada".

[marc]

com on guys....

it's an easy cover up for a beer run by the buffalo.

 

7 is a lucky number...... Luck Lager.

 

u gotta read between the lines