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Anniversary Statement: Leonardo AW139, G-CIMU, 13 June 2022
Tail rotor duplex bearing failure found during post-flight maintenance, Norwich Airport, 13 June 2022
This statement* provides an update on the ongoing AAIB investigation into a serious incident involving a Leonardo AW139 that suffered a failure of a tail rotor duplex bearing, identified during post-flight maintenance at Norwich Airport.
Tests and forensic examinations have been completed on the incident bearing and a number of other tail rotor duplex bearings, including bearings removed from service with other AW139 helicopters. The investigation into this serious incident has now reached its conclusion and a full report detailing the findings will be issued in due course.
*Statement updated July 2025.
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Published 13 June 2024