Safety checks ordered for air ambulances
Date published: 10 April 2012
Safety checks have been ordered on helicopters used by air ambulance services after a fault was found.
A crack was discovered on the main rotor hub of a Eurocopter EC135 aircraft in Scotland.
It has prompted a safety warning by the European Aviation Safety Agency (Easa).
Pre-flight checks have been ordered for the aircraft while an investigation is carried out. About 1,000 of the aircraft are in use around the world.
Easa said: "This condition, if not detected and corrected, could lead to further crack propagation, possibly resulting in main rotor hub failure and consequent loss of the helicopter."
A spokesman for North West Air Ambulance said it was notified about the safety directive.
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