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Eurocopter's EC225 Super Puma fleet for offshore operations grounded by main gearbox defects - The Aviationist
![Basement. The main gearbox from the Super Puma helicopter that crashed at the Norne field on September 8. The investigation shows that there were fatigue cracks in the right shaft patch (equal Basement. The main gearbox from the Super Puma helicopter that crashed at the Norne field on September 8. The investigation shows that there were fatigue cracks in the right shaft patch (equal](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2k8rdcd/basement-the-main-gearbox-from-the-super-puma-helicopter-that-crashed-at-the-norne-field-on-september-8-the-investigation-shows-that-there-were-fatigue-cracks-in-the-right-shaft-patch-on-the-main-gearbox-the-cracking-and-fractures-are-not-in-themselves-enough-to-explain-the-accident-and-the-technical-investigations-continue-with-the-aim-of-clarifying-the-course-of-events-photo-rn-e-borgen-ntb-2k8rdcd.jpg)
Basement. The main gearbox from the Super Puma helicopter that crashed at the Norne field on September 8. The investigation shows that there were fatigue cracks in the right shaft patch (equal
![Basement. The main gearbox from the Super Puma helicopter that crashed at the Norne field on September 8. The investigation shows that there were fatigue cracks in the right shaft patch (equal Basement. The main gearbox from the Super Puma helicopter that crashed at the Norne field on September 8. The investigation shows that there were fatigue cracks in the right shaft patch (equal](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2K8NH4F/basement-the-main-gearbox-from-the-super-puma-helicopter-that-crashed-at-the-norne-field-on-september-8-the-investigation-shows-that-there-were-fatigue-cracks-in-the-right-shaft-patch-equal-to-it-on-the-main-gearbox-the-cracking-and-fractures-are-not-in-themselves-enough-to-explain-the-accident-and-the-technical-investigations-continue-with-the-aim-of-clarifying-the-course-of-events-photo-rn-e-borgen-ntb-2K8NH4F.jpg)