AD 2019-09-03
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Airbus | Helicopters Model AS332C | Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters |
Unsafe Condition
Failure of a cabin sliding door to jettison, which could prevent helicopter occupants from evacuating the helicopter during an emergency.
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Required Actions
Within 110 hours time-in-service (TIS) or before the next operation over water, inspect the jettisoning mechanism of the left-hand and right-hand cabin doors for correct operation. Pull the jettisoning handle and determine whether the cable clamp contacts the top or bottom horizontal cables. If there is contact between a cable clamp and a horizontal cable, before further flight, install both cable clamps as depicted in the bottom photograph under paragraph 3.B.2 of the ASB.
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Compliance Time
Within 110 hours TIS or prior to flying over water
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Affected Aircraft
Airbus Helicopters Model AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L, and AS332L1 helicopters, with a cabin sliding plug door installed in accordance with Airbus Helicopters modification (MOD) 0722338, except helicopters with a plug door jettison system installed in accordance with MOD 0725366.
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