Incident report
Eurocopter AS 332L2 Super Puma Mk2 crash near Shing Mun Reservoir, Hong Kong
minor2010-12-27
Summary
A Government Flying Service AS332L2 Super Puma lifting a full water bucket at Shing Mun Reservoir for firefighting lost its No 2 engine to an automatic overspeed shutdown. The captain ditched on the reservoir and all three crew got out unhurt. Investigators traced it to slippage of a freewheel shaft in the main gearbox, caused by faster than predicted wear during firefighting operations.
Incident details
Date
2010-12-27
Location
Shing Mun Reservoir, Hong Kong
Registration
B-HRN
Operator
Government Flying Service
Operator type
unknown
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
manoeuvring
Source
CAD Hong Kong ↗22.3850, 114.1500
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceCAD Hong Kong
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