Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 84821

Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025

Question

Alex Easton

IndependentNorth Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investigation was carried out into the incidents involving the Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) system that caused the replacement of a Chinook helicopter’s number 1 engine on arrival at RAF Odi

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
It is assumed that this question is asked in relation to Chinook ZD576, the helicopter involved in the tragedy on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994. The Board of Inquiry into this tragic accident refers to issues relating to the No. 1 Engine, the investigations...

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