Agusta A119 Series Helicopters
Agusta A119 Series Helicopters
Agusta A119 Series Helicopters
| AD/A119/11 Amdt 1 | Pilot and Co-Pilot DoorsEmergency Release System | 2/2008 DM |
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| Applicability: | Model A119 helicopters, all serial numbers. |
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| Requirement: | Inspect in accordance with Agusta Alert Technical Bulletin 119-25, or later EASA approved revision.If any interference is found between the lower hinge and the housing on the helicopter structure, before further flight, accomplish the corrective actions in accordance with Part II of Alert Technical Bulletin 119-25, or later EASA approved revision.If no interference is found between the lower hinge and the housing on the helicopter structure, before 30 June 2008, accomplish the corrective actions in accordance with Part II of Alert Technical Bulletin 119-25, or later EASA approved revision.Note: EASA Emergency AD 2007-0295R1-E refers. |
| Compliance: | Inspect within 5 flight hours after 4 December 2007, but not later than 31 December 2007, whichever occurs first.The compliance time remains unchanged by this issue of the Directive. |
| This Amendment becomes effective on 7 December 2007. | |
| Background: | During a ground test of the emergency door release system, the Pilot doors failed to disengage. Investigation determined that the reason for the malfunction was interference between the lower hinge and the fuselage structure. This condition, if not corrected, creates the risk of non-disengagement of the Pilot-and/or Co-pilot doors during an emergency, inhibiting the evacuation during an emergency, with possible injuries to the occupants. |
| Amendment 1 is issued in response to a revision of the related EASA AD, which clarifies the mandatory actions to be accomplished and the associated compliance times. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
5 December 2007