Cougar helicopter flight interrupted

— File photo by Gary Hebbard/The Telegram

A Cougar helicopter prepares to land.

Published on January 26, 2013; Published on January 26, 2013

No safety issues found after indicator light activates

Topics :: Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board , C-NLOPB , St. John's , Terra Nova

A Cougar helicopter destined for the Terra Nova floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel was forced to turn around and make its way back to St. John's because of an indicator light.

Cougar Flight 821 returned Saturday morning as a precaution after an indicator light connected to the helicopter's auto-pilot system became active, according to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB).

It returned to St. John's at 11:30 a.m. with eight passengers and two crew members on board. The C-NLOPB said no safety issue was present, adding that the helicopter is serviceable following the completion of troubleshooting efforts.

Rate
Top of the page

Comments

Mary

- January 27, 2013 at 10:47:56

We are still facing scary issues / concerns with these choppers! I pray all workers will be kept safe from any more tragedies!

Submit a comment

Submit a comment Your name* Email* (we keep all emails private) Write your comment here*
Agreement
We ask that users remain courteous. You may not post insulting, discriminatory or inappropriate content, which may be removed at our discretion. We are not responsible for user content and opinions. Use of this site as well as content submission & ownership are governed by our Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.

Member organizations should be non-profit in nature, and promote legal activities. Any organization found promoting illegal activities or commercial products or services will be deleted from the site.

Conditions I agree with these conditions.
Dude

- January 27, 2013 at 10:24:45

Any word on the independent regulator?

Submit a comment

Submit a comment Your name* Email* (we keep all emails private) Write your comment here*
Agreement
We ask that users remain courteous. You may not post insulting, discriminatory or inappropriate content, which may be removed at our discretion. We are not responsible for user content and opinions. Use of this site as well as content submission & ownership are governed by our Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.

Member organizations should be non-profit in nature, and promote legal activities. Any organization found promoting illegal activities or commercial products or services will be deleted from the site.

Conditions I agree with these conditions.
Steve

- January 27, 2013 at 05:57:37

This is routine a maintenance problem that occurs on a daily basis worldwide and industry wide, this is hardly news worthy. What's next? Report every vehicle that has oil light or windshield wash light activate?

Submit a comment

Submit a comment Your name* Email* (we keep all emails private) Write your comment here*
Agreement
We ask that users remain courteous. You may not post insulting, discriminatory or inappropriate content, which may be removed at our discretion. We are not responsible for user content and opinions. Use of this site as well as content submission & ownership are governed by our Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.

Member organizations should be non-profit in nature, and promote legal activities. Any organization found promoting illegal activities or commercial products or services will be deleted from the site.

Conditions I agree with these conditions.
max

- January 26, 2013 at 21:00:00

I can understand why Staff are nervous about the resumption of Night flights

Submit a comment

Submit a comment Your name* Email* (we keep all emails private) Write your comment here*
Agreement
We ask that users remain courteous. You may not post insulting, discriminatory or inappropriate content, which may be removed at our discretion. We are not responsible for user content and opinions. Use of this site as well as content submission & ownership are governed by our Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.

Member organizations should be non-profit in nature, and promote legal activities. Any organization found promoting illegal activities or commercial products or services will be deleted from the site.

Conditions I agree with these conditions.

Submit a comment

Submit a comment Your name* Email* (we keep all emails private) Write your comment here*

Agreement

We ask that users remain courteous. You may not post insulting, discriminatory or inappropriate content, which may be removed at our discretion. We are not responsible for user content and opinions. Use of this site as well as content submission & ownership are governed by our Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.

Member organizations should be non-profit in nature, and promote legal activities. Any organization found promoting illegal activities or commercial products or services will be deleted from the site.

I agree with these conditions.