# SAIB SW-08-42: Emergency Float with Liferaft Kits (kits) - Type: Special airworthiness information bulletin (advisory, not mandatory) - Status: Current - Revision: 0 - Issued: August 27, 2008 - Products: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4, 407, 210, 212, 412, 412CF, 412EP and 9 more - Product type: Aircraft, Rotorcraft - PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/9c/63/9c6355cef0d9a8d9546b2b2ce9b2ca450a43a832ad4f847804c3f77f59358b8c - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/F0FE9D3F02197548862574B20068FB5C.0001 - DRS record last changed: June 27, 2012 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/saib/SW-08-42 ## Text 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 (OpenAirDocs) Registry models matched by make and model, the same way as ADs, most registered aircraft first. - [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b): 790 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407): 418 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407): 371 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell Textron Canada 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-textron-canada-407): 197 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-p2-plus): 166 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3): 159 registered aircraft (airframe model) - 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[Bell 412EP](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412ep): 26 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a): 23 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 412EP](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-412ep): 17 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter Deutschland EC135T2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec135t2): 16 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter Deutschland EC135P1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec135p1): 14 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter Deutschland EC135T1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec135t1): 14 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135 P2+](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-deutschland-ec135-p2-plus): 13 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell 412](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412): 11 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-bo-105s): 11 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-206b): 10 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell 206L](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l): 6 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T2+](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-deutschland-ec135t2-plus): 5 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell Helicopter Textron 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-212): 5 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-206l-3): 4 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-gm-bo-105c): 4 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell 206B II](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-ii): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell Helicopter Textron 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-210): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter Espana EC135 T2+](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-espana-ec135-t2-plus): 2 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter Deutschland BO 105S](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-bo-105s): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm BO105S CBS-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bo105s-cbs-5): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aeronautical Accessories 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronautical-accessories-210): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Agusta 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-206a): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Agusta AGUSTA-BELL 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-agusta-bell-206b): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Agusta Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-bell-212): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Agusta Bell AB 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-bell-ab-206a): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell 412 CF](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412-cf): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell 412 RSAF](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412-rsaf): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-4): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 412](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-412): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter Deutschland BO-105A](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-bo-105a): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter France BO 105S](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-france-bo-105s): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Messerchmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO-105C CB-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerchmitt-bolkow-blohm-bo-105c-cb-5): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S CDN-BS-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-bo-105s-cdn-bs-4): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO-105C](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bo-105c): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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