Eurocopter AS 350 83 Flight Manual page 168

FLIGHT MANUAL
3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES .
In the event of engine failure or other need for ditching. check rotor
rpm and apply the following procedure:
-Arm the emergency floatation gear firing system
-Fire the float inflation cartridges (Recommended maximum firing speed
80 kt -148 km/h)
-COI11'lete the auto rotation procedure as described in the basic Manual.
Alight broadside-on to the sea; avoid ramning of the nose of the floats
on touch-down.
~ : Inflation of emergency floatation gear reduces the rotor speed
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by 20 rpm in autorotation descent.
IMPORTANT NOTE: WHEN THE HELICOPTER IS AFLOAT. THE FORWARD DOORS MUST
-BE OPENED BY ACTUATING THE JEmSON CONTROL.
4 NORMAL PROCEDURES
Normal procedures specified in the basic Manual remain applicable.
independently of the following:
-External checks:
.Float covers properly laced
.Correct cylinder pressure
Limit pressure values are given by the following table:
TEMPERATURE C. -10 20 30 40 50
FAHRENHEIT DEGREE -50 68 86 104 122
PRESSION MAXI BARS 256
MAX PRESSURE PSI 371
.
PRESSION MINI BARS 23
IIIN PRESSURE PSI 34
~ : A placard located near the cylinders indicates the limit
pressure values.
.Float elements locked down
-Arming the emergency floatation gear
.Depress the FLOAT ARMING (ARM.FLOT.SEC) push-switch
.Check that both lights illuminate in the FLOAT FIRING (PERCUT FLOT
SEC) push-switch.
DGAC Approved: 3S0 B3 SUP.17 .
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