AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

CAA-AD-015/2002

Date of issue: January 24, 2002

HELICOPTER – ELECTRIC HOIST – INSPECTION

Applicability: This Airworthiness Directive applies to AS 355 helicopters, versions F, F1, F2 and N equipped with BREEZE 450-lb electric hoist P/N BL 29700-23.

Effective date: Upon receipt

Compliance : Required as indicated in DGAC AD 2002-028-066(A).

Remarks:. The compliance of this AD must be recorded in Aircraft Logbook, where applicable the requirements of this AD must be integrated into Aircraft Technical Documentation. Address inquiries concerning this AD to: Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, Ruzyne Airport, 160 08 Prague 6, Czech Republic, tel: 420 2 33320922, fax: 420 2 20562270

Ing. Pavel MATOUŠEK
Director of Airworthiness Division
CAA CZ

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

No.: 2002-028-066(A)

EUROCOPTER

AS 355 helicopters

BREEZE 450-lb electric hoist (ATA 25)

1. EFFECTIVITY:

This Airworthiness Directive applies to AS 355 helicopters, versions F, F1, F2 and N equipped with BREEZE 450-lb electric hoist P/N BL 29700-23.

Caution: This Airworthiness Directive is intended for maintenance personnel and crews.

2. REASON:

This Airworthiness Directive is issued to prevent any risk of hoist cable damage not being discovered in the event of a malfunction of the up end-of-travel cable stop mechanism.

3. MANDATORY ACTIONS AND COMPLIANCE TIME:

The following actions are rendered mandatory from the effective date of this Airworthiness Directive.

3.1. Before the next hoisting mission and on each installation of a hoist on the helicopter, on the ground, check the damper assembly spring compression and perform a dimensional check of the buffer of this assembly in compliance with the instructions described in paragraphs 2.1.a) and 2.l.b) of referenced EUROCOPTER AS 355 Alert Telex No.: 25.00.68.

3.2. At the latest every 50 hoisting cycles or every 3 months (whichever limit is reached first), perform a dimensional check of the damper assembly buffer, in compliance with the instructions described in paragraph 2.1.b) of the referenced Alert Telex.

3.3. During each hoisting mission and each time the cable is in the up end-of-travel stop position, check the hook in the up position, in compliance with the instructions described in paragraph 2.2 of the referenced Alert Telex.

REF.: EUROCOPTER AS 355 Alert Telex No. 25.00.68.

EFFECTIVE DATE : JANUARY 19, 2002