Eurocopter SA341 and SA342 (Gazelle) Ser
Eurocopter SA341 and SA342 (Gazelle) Series Helicopters
Eurocopter SA341 and SA342 (Gazelle) Series Helicopters
| AD/GAZELLE/30 Amdt 1 | Hoist Operator's Belt Snap Hook | 11/2006 |
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| Applicability: | Model SA 341 G and SA 342 J helicopters; without MOD 072803 incorporated; and,equipped with an operator’s belt (called “hoist operator’s belt”) part numbers 330A87-0730-00, 330A87-2371-00, 341A84-1120-00, 350A84-0047-00,360A84-0040-00, 360A84-0040-01, and 360A84-0040-02, fitted with a snap hook part number GA343-95; or,equipped with an operator’s belt (called “hoist operator’s belt”) part number 3160S73-08-200-1, fitted with a snap hook part number 4100-80AT28. |
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| Requirement: | 1. Action in accordance with paragraph 2.B. of Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) No. 45.06.2. Remove the lever-type snap hook, part number GA343-95 or part number4100-80AT28, and replace it with a quick-release shackle part number365A84-5033-20, in accordance with paragraph 2.B. of ASB No. 25.11.3. Modify the stock of operators’ belts and lever-type snap hooks held as spares, in accordance with paragraph 2.B.6.a. and 2.B.6.b. of ASB No. 25.11.Note: EASA AD 2006-0252 refers. |
| Compliance: | 1. Before each use of the “hoist operator’s belt”; until compliance withRequirement 2.2. and 3. Before 31 December 2006. |
| This Amendment becomes effective on 26 October 2006. | |
| Background: | Untimely unlocking of the “hoist operator’s belt” was detected in operation. This unlocking caused no incident and no injury. As a precaution, and pending an upgrade to the belt design, this Directive requires certain actions before each use. |
| Amendment 1 is issued in response to a new EASA AD which converts the Requirement 1 document to an Alert Service Bulletin with the same reference number, and requires the replacement of lever-type snap hooks with a quick-release shackle. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
13 September 2006