Incident Disclosure 2012

False Fire Indication in Helicopter Engine

August 13, 2012

On August 11, 2012, a Cougar helicopter returning to St. John’s from an offshore installation (Hibernia) had an indication of a fire in one of its engines. The flight landed safely. It was a false indicator. There were no passengers onboard. A SAR helicopter was launched and escorted the flight to St. John’s.

Media Contact:

Cougar Helicopters Contact
Candace Moakler
Public Affairs Officer
(709) 758-4041
cmoakler@cougar.ca

Hibernia Public Affairs
Margot Bruce-O’Connell
Public Affairs
(709) 778-7222

C-NLOPB Contact
Sean Kelly
Manager of Public Relations
(709) 778-1418
(709) 689-0713 (cell)
skelly@cnlopb.nl.ca

Incident Disclosures 2012

DateUpdate
Oct 16, 2012Scheduled Flight Turnaround
Oct 9, 2012Scheduled Flight Turnaround
Oct 9, 2012Scheduled Flight Turnaround
Oct 4, 2012Scheduled Flight Turnaround
Sep 10, 2012Scheduled Flight Turnaround
Sep 4, 2012Dropped Object – Hibernia
Aug 31, 2012Operations Suspended on Henry Goodrich following Near Miss Incident – Update
Aug 29, 2012Scheduled Flight Turnaround
Aug 27, 2012Operations Suspended on Henry Goodrich following Near Miss Incident
Aug 14, 2012Scheduled Flight Turnaround
Aug 13, 2012False Fire Indication in Helicopter Engine
Aug 9, 2012Scheduled Flight Turnaround
Aug 8, 2012Fire in Firewater Pump Room of SeaRose FPSO
Jul 16, 2012Small Flash Fire on Drill Floor of Henry Goodrich – Update
Jul 11, 2012Small Flash Fire on Drill Floor of Henry Goodrich
May 30, 2012Helicopter on the Deck of Terra Nova FPSO – Update
May 30, 2012Helicopter on the Deck of Terra Nova FPSO – Update
May 29, 2012Helicopter on the Deck of Terra Nova FPSO
May 3, 2012Small Fire in Power Generator C on SeaRose FPSO
Mar 21, 2012Helicopter Input Module Chip Light Illumination
Mar 21, 2012Helicopter Input Module Chip Light Illumination – Update
Jan 11, 2012Scheduled Flight Turnaround

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