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Master Corporal Melvin Gouthro
Master Corporal Gouthro, an Aviation Technician at
403 Squadron, was performing an end-of-day check on
a Griffon aircraft. A recent arrival on Squadron,
Master Corporal Gouthro was not yet authorized on
type and a qualified technician was observing his
work. During his inspection of the swashplate
assembly Master Corporal Gouthro noticed
that there appeared to be no jam-nut on the
link assembly.
As Master Corporal Gouthro was aware that all rod-ends
had to be secured he elected to investigate for further
evidence of a locking system. His survey revealed
that there was indeed a locking-nut, but that it had
backed-off, was out of normal view, and had therefore
been overlooked on previous inspections. He immediately
advised his supervisor and the aircraft was grounded.
Though inexperienced on the Griffon, Master
Corporal Gouthro displayed outstanding professionalism
in finding an impending threat to flight safety and
in preventing what could have been a catastrophic
failure of the main rotor-head assembly.
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