ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES – The two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters that crashed in April in Lumut, Perak state, were airworthy at the time of the incident, according to the preliminary report on the tragedy.
In the report, the navy said that maintenance on both helicopters followed procedures and the routine set by the original equipment manufacturer.
“The AW139 HOM helicopter had a black box, while the Fennec was not equipped with one.
“Data analysis from the multipurpose flight data recorder was received on May 3 and is being further analysed by the investigation board,” the navy said.
It added in a statement yesterday that all air crewmen had been in fine health to handle the aircraft and were fit to do so, based on their qualifications.
