ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185521
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| Date: | Saturday 27 October 2012 |
| Time: | 16:07 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV |
| Owner/operator: | Pan African Airlines Nigeria (PAAN) |
| Registration: | 5N-BFF |
| MSN: | 52273 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | adjacent to the Okan Offshore Installation, offshore Escravos -
 Nigeria
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Okan Offshore Installation |
| Escravos | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Nigeria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A failure of the main fuel pump occured, resulting from wearing of the fuel pump main drive shaft external splines, which mate with the internal splines of the pump driver gear with consequent fuel starvation, flame-out and engine loss of power. Ditched 100m from the Chevron installation. The aircraft landed hard on water, which resulted in the shattering of the windscreen. The inflated floats kept the helicopter afloat. However, the centre segment of the starboard float did not fully inflate causing the helicopter to tilt to the right. All POB rescued.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AIB Nigeria
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2016 15:20 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 29-Sep-2016 14:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2017 15:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2018 13:09 | harro | Updated [Source] |
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