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| Date: | Saturday 3 February 2018 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 135 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Port Hedland Aerodrome, N M 17Km, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Port Hedland Airport, WA (PHE/YPPD) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the post-flight inspection, the crew detected the rear section of the port-side engine cowl had detached and made contact with the vertical fin. Engineers replaced the cowl and door.
Sources:
ATSB OA2018-00275
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