Apache Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing Due to Maintenance Issue in Buan

Fortunately no one in the helicopter or on the ground were injured due to this emergency landing caused by a maintenance fault:

A U.S. Army helicopter made a precautionary landing approximately 110 miles from its home base in South Korea after detecting a potential mechanical issue, according to the 2nd Infantry Division. Two AH-64 Apache pilots based at Humphreys were on a routine training flight near Kunsan Air Base on Monday when they detected an apparent problem with the aircraft, the command said in a news release that day. The unarmed Apache landed near Buan city at 12:10 p.m. out of an abundance of caution, 2nd ID spokesman Maj. Steven Modugno told Stars and Stripes by email the next day.

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152 G
152 G
6 months ago

Precautionary landing, they happen. Chip light illumination from one the power train gearboxes is a common reason.

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