BK 117 Focus of Safety Concerns

Edited by David Rimmer January 01, 2000
Ongoing concern over the loss of cowling access doors from Eurocopter BK 117 helicopters in flight has prompted the NTSB to propose an airworthiness directive requiring operators to install hook-type latches on the doors. Five inflight door separations have been documented since the manufacturer's...

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