# AD 75-07-07: Emergency Hatch Handles - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Sikorsky S-58B, S-58BT, S-58D, S-58DT, S-58E, S-58ET, S-58F, S-58FT, S-58H, S-58HT, S-58J and S-58JT - Effective: April 8, 1975 - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Rotorcraft - Amendment: 39-2139 - Registered aircraft: 19 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/6F0A818200A1D6A986256A560045B412.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-07-07 ## The airworthiness directive 75-07-07 SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT: Amendment 39-2139. Applies to S-58B, S-58D, S- 58E, S-58F, S-58H, S-58J, S-58BT, S-58DT, S-58ET, S-58FT, S-58HT, S-58JT helicopters certificated in all categories, including Military Type HSS-1, HSS-1F, HSS-1N, HUS-1, HUS- 1A, HUS-1AN, HUS-1G, HUS-1Z, H-34A, H-34C, H-34J, CH-34A, CH-34C, HH-34F, SH-34G, SH-34H, SH-34J, UH-34D, UH-34E, UH-34G, UH-34J, VH-34C, VH-34D, equipped with P/N S14-50-1015 luminescent markers, used to help locate emergency hatch handles in an emergency. Compliance required within the next 30 calendar days after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. To prevent operation with leaking luminescent markers, accomplish the following: (a) Visually inspect emergency hatches in accordance with Section 2., Paragraph A.(1) of Sikorsky Service Bulletin No. 58B50-1A, dated January 14, 1975, to determine if P/N S14-50-1015 luminescent markers are installed. If P/N S14-50-1015 luminescent markers are installed, accomplish paragraphs (1) through (4) below utilizing authorized personnel. Contact one of the following Energy Research and Development Administration (formerly U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, AEC now ERDA) Regional Coordinating Offices for radiological assistance and sources of authorized personnel: Regional Coordinating Office Post Office Address Telephone for Assistance Brookhaven Area Office Upton, L.I. New York 11973 516-345-2200 Oak Ridge Operations Office P.O. Box E Oak Ridge Tennessee 37830 615-483-8611, Ext. 3-4510 Savannah River Operations Office P.O. Box A Aiken, S.C. 29801 N. Augusta, S.C. 803-824-6331, Ext. 3333 Albuquerque Operations Office P.O. Box 5400 Albuquerque, New Mexico 57115 505-264-4667 Chicago Operations Office 9800 S. Cass Ave. Arconne, Illinois 60439 312-739-7711 Ext. 2111 Idaho Operations Office P.O. Box 2108 Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 208-526-0111 Ext. 1515 San Francisco Operations Office 1333 Broadway Oakland, California 94612 415-273-4237 Richland Operations Office P.O. Box 550 Richland, Washington 99352 509-942-7381 (1) Conduct radiation survey for contamination and leakage in accordance with Section 2., Paragraph A(2) of the above service bulletin. (2) Remove markers in accordance with Section 2., Paragraph A(3) of the above service bulletin. (3) If contamination is found, decontaminate aircraft in accordance with Section 2., Paragraph A(4) of the above service bulletin. (4) Dispose of markers and contaminated material, if any, in accordance with Section 2, Paragraph A(5) of the above service bulletin. (b) Replace luminescent marker P/N S14-50-1015 with a new luminescent U.S. Radium Corp. Luminescent Marker LAB 659(S)-1, or Military Standard Marker MS39099-1 or an FAA approved equivalent part. Install the aforementioned markers at Fuselage Stations 176.0 and 210.0, in accordance with Figure 2, of the above service bulletin. Trim upholstery around the part for adequate clearance. Other equivalent markers and installations may be approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, New England Region. (c) The manufacturer's specifications and procedures identified and described in this directive are incorporated herein and made a part hereof pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1). All persons affected by this directive who have not already received these documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Connecticut 06602. These documents may also be examined at the Office of Regional Counsel, New England Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803. This amendment becomes effective April 8, 1975. ## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS 1H11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H11): Centerpointe Aerospace Inc.; names 12 of 15 models: S-58J, S-58FT, S-58HT, S-58F, S-58ET, S-58DT, S-58D, S-58H… ## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs) Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. - Aircraft: 19 (19 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Sikorsky 19 Models with the most aircraft: - [Sikorsky S-58JT](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58jt): 5 aircraft (airframe model) - [Sikorsky S-58ET](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58et): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Sikorsky S58E](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s58e): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Sikorsky S-58J](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58j): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Sikorsky S-58H](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58h): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Sikorsky S-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58b): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Sikorsky S-58D](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58d): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Sikorsky S-58BT](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58bt): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Sikorsky S-58DT](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58dt): 1 aircraft (airframe model) All 9 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-07-07/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-07-07/aircraft.md Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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