On 4th February 2008 this helicopter suffered significant component and airframe damage when, after landing from a post-maintenance check flight, it suffered a seizure of the main rotor gearbox pinion outer bearing due to oil starvation. The main rotor gearbox had been replaced during recent maintenance and it was determined that metallic debris had entered the bearing oil supply gallery during attempts to remove a blanking plug. (With thanks to ASN). The registration was cancelled on 16th June 2008 as "Permanently withdrawn from use".

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