AIR AMBUALNCE HELICOTPERS GROUNDED

[robaero]

Just been on the local bbc news that all three air ambulance helicopters have been grounded.

12 December 2013 Last updated at 13:18

Glasgow crash helicopters grounded by Bond Air Services Breaking news
Bond Air Services has suspended flights of its EC 135 helicopter, the same model which crashed on to The Clutha bar in Glasgow, killing nine people.

The grounding comes after a fault was discovered on a EC 135 operated by Bond for the North West Air Ambulance.

Some 22 UK air ambulances and police force helicopters will be affected.

The EC 135 operated by Police Scotland came down on the busy Clutha bar at 22:25 on 29 November. Its three crew and six people in the pub were killed.

[buspilot]

The problem is described as an indication defect.

[eelmoor]

Fuel indication problem

[Biggles]

I would suspect that as no cause, (Published as yet) into the Scottish Police crash, any defect if found no matter how trivial will result in something like this mass grounding happening. Bond will not want to be seen to be negligent in any way. It is a sensible precaution and probably normal, but the press like to make mountains out of molehills.

[robaero]

All three Helicopters are now believed to be OK and back in service.