Australian MRH-90 fleet grounded

[Dawes]

"The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra said in a 16 June statement that MRH-90 flying operations have been temporarily suspended as a safety precaution, adding that the issue “relates to the application of the helicopter's maintenance policy in the helicopter's IT support system”.

Meaning what, exactly?

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/maintenance-and-safety-issues-leading-to-extended-grounding-of-australias-mrh-90-helo-fleet

Edited June 27, 2021 by Dawes

[shep854]

At least the problem was noted and acted upon before people got hurt.

[Simon Tan]

Chinese hackers.

[DB]

Nah, not Chinese, aliens.

Might mean that certain required checks were not properly placed into the maintenance schedule so you'd ground the affected aircraft until those checks were back filled.

 

[lucklucky]

https://www.defencetoday.com/air/air-platforms/australia-grounds-mrh-90-taipan-helicopter-fleet-after-crash/

[lucklucky]

Another Airbus helicopter debacle?

https://breakingdefense.com/2023/05/uae-cancels-e800m-military-helicopter-deal-with-airbus-government-official/

[Dawes]

What would be an alternate choice over the H225M?

[lucklucky]

Probably AW149  or UH60  well NH-90 too but that is another can of worms.

Edited May 10, 2023 by lucklucky

[R011]

Or Mi-17.  Is there a Chinese version of the Hip?  This seems to be a political decison rather than a technical one.  The H225M seems to have been selling well enough since the 2000s.

[lucklucky]

Leonardo brags about +80% serviceability for NH-90 Qatar fleet.

https://helicopters.leonardo.com/en/news-and-stories-detail/-/detail/leonardo-nh90-qatar-first-year