Incident report
EUROCOPTER FRANCE SA330J PUMA crash near Pacific Ocean, Japan
unknown2018-01-26
Summary
The worn rear bearing of the freewheel unit. Contributing to the accident was the delay in analyzing an oil sample, which would have detected the increase in metal contaminants from the worn bearing.
Incident details
Date
2018-01-26
Location
Pacific Ocean, Japan
Aircraft
EUROCOPTER FRANCE SA330J PUMA
Operator
Erickson Helicopters
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Under investigation
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗35.2456, 157.2364
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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