Eurocopter SA 315 (Lama) Series Helicopt
Eurocopter SA 315 (Lama) Series Helicopters
Eurocopter SA 315 (Lama) Series Helicopters
| AD/SA 315/5 | Hoist Hooks | 12/2006 |
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| Applicability: | Model SA 315 B helicopters equipped with Goodrich (Lucas-Air Equipment) hoists, part numbers:76300-xxx, andfitted with hooks part numbers:704160 and 708931.Note: The hooks concerned are not fitted with a tongue locking system. |
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| Requirement: | 1. Accomplish the operational procedure, and the restriction prohibiting the use of straps, in accordance with the instructions specified in paragraph 2.A. of Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 01.33.2. Accomplish the instructions specified in paragraph 2.B. of Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 01.33.Note: EASA AD 2006-0098 refers. |
| Compliance: | 1. Before each hoisting operation.2. Within 2 months after 23 November 2006. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 23 November 2006. | |
| Background: | This Directive was prompted by a case of incorrect positioning of the strap on the hoist hook during a hoisting mission, which led to distortion of the tongue and resulted in the release of the stretcher containing an injured person. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
12 October 2006