Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-21116 · Cabin equipment/furnishings
Anjou Aeronautique Torso Restraint Systems
(1) This AD applies to Anjou Aeronautique Model 358 torso restraint systems (restraint systems), part number (P/N) 358XX-XXX-YY-ZZZ (where 358XX-XXX-YY-ZZZ can be any combination of numbers and/or letters), with serial numbers (S/Ns) listed in Effectivity, paragraph 1.2, of Anjou Aero Service Bulletin (SB) No. 358SB-14-101, Revision 1, dated December 12, 2014, and with S/Ns listed in Figure 1 to Paragraph (c)(1) of this AD.
(2) These restraint systems are installed on, but not limited to, Airbus Helicopters AS350B2, AS350B3, EC130B4, EC130T2, and AS355NP helicopters, certificated in any category.
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-16-04 for certain Anjou Aeronautique (formerly Romtex Anjou Aeronautique) Model 358 torso restraint systems (restraint systems). AD 2017-16-04 required inspection of the restraint system, placarding if it is found to be inoperative, and replacement of the affected restraint system with a part eligible for installation. This AD requires the removal from service of this expanded population of affected restraint systems and modifies the compliance schedule for their removal. This AD was prompted by reports to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), since the publication of AD 2017-16-04, of additional restraint system buckle knobs breaking on a batch of parts outside of the population identified in AD 2017-16-04. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
(1) For the restraint systems listed in the Effectivity, paragraph 1.2, of Anjou Aero SB No. 358SB-14-101, Revision 1, dated December 12, 2014, except for S/Ns 1038-1048 (inclusive), 1050-1055 (inclusive), and 1062-1073 (inclusive), within 30 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD, inspect each restraint system for proper release of the straps from the restraint system.
(i) If the straps do not release from the restraint system, before further flight, placard the seat as inoperative. Within 180 hours TIS after the effective date of this AD, remove the rotary buckle sub-assembly and replace it with a part eligible for installation.
(ii) If the straps release from the restraint system, within 180 hours TIS after the effective date of this AD, remove the rotary buckle sub-assembly and replace it with a part eligible for installation.
(2) For restraint systems, P/N 358XX-XXX-YY-ZZZ (where 358XX-XXX-YY-ZZZ can be any combination of numbers and/or letters), having S/Ns 738-1619 (inclusive), within 30 hours TIS after the effective date of this AD, inspect the restraint system for proper release of the straps from the restraint system.
(i) If the straps do not release from the restraint system, before further flight, placard the seat as inoperative and within 180 hours TIS after the effective date of this AD, remove the restraint system from service and replace it with a part eligible for installation.
(ii) If the straps release from the restraint system, within 180 hours TIS or six months after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first, remove the restraint system from service and replace it with a part eligible for installation.
After the effective date of this AD, do not install on any aircraft an Anjou Aeronautique restraint system, P/N 358XX-XXX-YY-ZZZ, having S/Ns 738-1619 (inclusive), even if the restraint system is labeled in compliance with Anjou Aero SB No. 358SB-14-101, Revision 1, dated December 12, 2014.
For the purpose of this AD, a “part eligible for installation” is an Anjou Aeronautique restraint system, excluding P/N 358XX-XXX-YY-ZZZ, having S/Ns 738-1619 (inclusive), that had the rotary buckle sub-system repaired and a label attached indicating compliance with Anjou Aero SB No. 358SB-14-101, Revision 1, dated December 12, 2014, or later revisions.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
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