Investigators 'baffled' by Sea King engine fires

Military | 206790 hits | Jan 07 5:55 pm | Posted by: Hyack

OTTAWA - Two of the navy's aging Sea King helicopters suffered debilitating engine fires on the same day aboard different warships under circumstances that flight safety investigators are at loss to explain.

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by SigPig
Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:16 am
Might have something to do with the fact that they should have been replaced 15 years ago....Just a thought.
by sasquatch2
Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:16 am
Ashton said investigators have determined that there was no methanol in the mixture. With the air temperature between -11 C and -18 C in both instances, ice quickly formed on the compressors.

Not much bafflement there.

Sounds like some idiot took it upon himself to eliminate the methanol because he thought it was a fire hazard........
by ridenrain
Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:09 am
Obviously, someone was looking at the BC Ferries maintenance manuals.
Our people are too good and professional to do something like that but I'm not upset that another boat-anchor went down without casualties.

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