PUTRAJAYA: There was no breach of standard operating procedure in terms of handling or maintenance of a helicopter belonging to the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) which crashed near the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport on Saturday.JBPM Fire and Rescue Operations director Datuk Ahmad Izram Osman said the Agusta AW189 helicopter was undergoing maintenance involving engine and aircraft system tests when it crashed at about 11.40am.
During the process, he said, the engineer dismantled the aircraft fan motor and then reassembled it before doing the hovering test.
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