Daily Operating Checks For Optional Equipment - Eurocopter AS 350 83 Flight Manual

.COMPLEMENTARY FLIGHT MANUAL
1.3 Fliaht report on the VEMD
.-Procedure for recording the Ng and NF cycle count:
.Read the cumulative Ng and NF cycles after the last flight of the
day.
.Record the values in the aircraft log-book.
NOTE: When the cumulative Ng and NF cycles reach 999.99, the counter
returns to zero. Take this into account for updating calculations.
If the number of Ng and NF cycles are not read before the
electrical system is switched off, delay the procedure till the
next flight, but do not exceed the flights of the following day.
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2 DAILY OPERATING CHECKS FOR OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
For each optional equipment item installed on the helicopter, the daily
check must include:
-a check before the first flight of the day,
-a check after the last flight of the day.
These checks consist in performing a visual examination of each optional
equipment item in order to check its aeneral condition and security on the
aircraft, in particular for:
-windshield wipers,
-fire extinguisher,
-ski installation,
-air ambulance installation (stretcher),
-flares,
-cargo swing,
-ferry tank,
-blade protection against sand,
-sand filter.
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The optional equipment items which require specific checks are listed
below.
2.1 AIR EOUIPEMENT OR BREEZE ELECTRIC HOIST INSTALLATION R
The hoist must be checked by the hoist operator.
-Check that the hoisting blocks and snap hooks function correctly.
-Perform a hoist functional check: unwind the cable over approximately
0.6 m (2 ft) and then rewind it : check that the .Up' end of travel
contact functions correctly.
-Check to be performed during the inspection associated with flight
nearest the 3D-hour operating limit.
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