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AD: Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France) Helicopters

AD NUMBER: 2015-10-05

PRODUCT: Airbus Helicopters (previously Eurocopter France) Model AS365N3, EC155B, and EC155B1 helicopters with an external life raft in the footsteps with certain part-numbered junction units.

ACTION: Final Rule; request for comments

SUMMARY: This AD requires inspecting the junction units of the external life raft deployment system for corrosion, removing any corrosion, and performing certain measurements to determine whether the junction unit must be replaced.

This AD is prompted by failure of a life raft deployment test and corrosion damage inside the left-hand junction unit. These actions are intended to prevent failure of an external life raft to deploy preventing evacuation of passengers during an emergency.

DATES: This AD becomes effective June 5, 2015. Comments must be received by July 20, 2015.

FMI: AD

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