AAIB: CPI failed to deploy in Super Puma ditchings

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A VITAL system, designed to alert the emergency services to the location of a crashed aircraft, failed to automatically deploy in two separate ditchings by Super Puma helicopters last year, a new safety bulletin by air accident investigators has revealed.


• A new safety bulletin has now revealed potentially significant problems with the crash position indicator system (CPI)

• The European Aviation Safety Agency has been asked to order Eurocopter to amend its flight manuals

http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/aaib-cpi-failed-to-deploy-in-super-puma-ditchings-1-2843341