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AD/BELL 205/16 - Fire Detection System - Audible Warning

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This CASA Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Bell Helicopter Textron 205 series helicopters to modify engine fire detection systems to add a distinct, crew‑silenceable audible alarm.

It affects operators in roles like firefighting and emergency services and matters because a clear, different warning sound ensures pilots are immediately alerted to engine fires even when visually focused elsewhere, improving response time and safety.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/BELL 205/16 Fire Detection System - Audible Warning 11/73

Applicability: All models.

Requirement: Modify the engine fire detection system to include an audible warning. The warning shall be unmistakable from any other audible warning and shall be capable of being manually silenced.

Compliance: 1 January 1975.

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