Sikorsky Secures FAA Approval For Gearbox Housing Life Extensions

Tony Osborne September 17, 2024

S-92

Credit: Tony LeMoignan / Alamy Stock Photo
The FAA has certified a one-time life extension for main gearbox housings for the Sikorsky S-92 twin-engine heavy helicopter. Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky used health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) data collected from the global S-92 fleet to develop a methodology to more accurately determine...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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