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FAA Aircraft Certification Service
SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS
INFORMATION BULLETIN SUBJ: Install Placards on Certain Emergency Float with Liferaft Kits SAIB: SW-08-42 Date: August 27, 2008 This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory.
Introduction
This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) owners and operators equipped with the following Apical Industries, Inc. Emergency Float with Liferaft Kits (kits):
Emergency Float with Liferaft Kit Part Number (P/N) Serial Number (S/N ) Affected Helicopter Model STC
614.3001 080 and below Bell 407 SR01535LA
614.3003 133 and below Bell 206L, L-1, L-3, L-4 SR01535LA
614.3007 014 and below Bell 206A, B SR01535LA
614.7601 045 and below
Bell 210, 212, 412, 412EP, 412CF, B412, AB412EP SR01779LA
634.2901 012 and below Bell 427 SR01813LA
644.1801 031 and below Eurocopter EC135 SR01855LA 20430-300 009 and below Eurocopter BO-105A, C, S, LS, A-3 SR00856LA
Background
An aircraft equipped with a kit listed above was involved in an accident in which the pilot failed to deploy the liferafts using the primary internal inflation handle. Two external T-Handles were available for deployment of the liferafts, but were not used because the passengers were unaware of their location. Therefore, adding an external Liferaft Handle Inflation Placard as standard equipment to all of the kits shown above is recommended. The purpose of this placard is to clearly denote the location of the external liferaft inflation T-handles as well as their function.
Recommendations
We recommend that owners/operators equipped with an affected kit, as listed in the Introduction section of this SAIB, comply with Apical Industries Inc. Alert Service Bulletin Document Number SB2008-01, dated July 28, 2008, Revision N/C, which specifies the installation of an external Liferaft Handle Inflation Placard.
For Further Information Contact
Ms. Venessa Stiger, Aerospace Engineer; Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, ANM-150L, 3960 Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, California 90712, phone: (562) 627-5337; fax: (562) 627- 5210 email: venessa.stiger@faa.gov.
For Related Service Information Contact
Apical Industries, Inc., 2608 Temple Heights Drive, Oceanside, California 92056-3512, phone: (760) 724-5300; fax: (760) 758-9612.
Registered aircraft it may concern
Registry models matched by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206A, 206B, 206L and 18 more, the same way as ADs, with the most registered aircraft first.