The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has been made aware of a helicopter incident involving a Sikorsky S-92 operating in the Gulf of Mexico. The aircraft experienced a failure of a horizontal stabilizer fitting.
In our oversight role, the C-NLOPB contacted the Operators and Cougar and confirmed that all helicopters have been checked and there is no similar problem with the S-92 fleet used in the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area.
Media Contact:
Sean Kelly M.A.,APR, FCPRS
Manager of Public Relations
(709) 778-1418
(709) 689-0713 (cell)
skelly@cnlopb.nl.ca