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014 04.v4
AW139
Chapter 04
Airworthiness limitations - EASA approved
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Table of contents
References ........................................................................................................................................ 1
List of tables
1 References ..................................................................................................................................... 1
References
Table 1 References
Description
1 Airworthiness limitations
The airworthiness limitations section cannot be changed without approval.
This chapter identifies the airworthiness limitations for the AW139 helicopter approved by EASA. The
Airworthiness Limitations Section is approved and variations must also be approved.
Note
The Airworthiness Limitations, specified for any Part Number quoted in this Chapter 04, apply
also to all successive Part Numbers having the same first ten digits and different last two
digits, unless otherwise specified.
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References ........................................................................................................................................ 1
List of tables
1 References ..................................................................................................................................... 1
References
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Description
Note
The reported approval references are relevant to the content of Chapter 04 as a whole.
The content that has changed is reported in the List of Effective Data Modules.
Revision
Subject EASA approved
number
First issue -- Approval No. 2004-7835 dated 22 July 2004
Change 1 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 2005-2675 dated 24 March 2005
Change 2 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.C.01475 dated 13 January 2006
Change 3 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.A.01093 dated 16 February 2006
Change 4 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.C.01680 dated 02 May 2006
Change 5 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.C.01874 dated 28 July 2006
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Subject EASA approved
number
Second issue See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.C.01901 dated 22 August 2006
Change 1 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.C.02125 dated 18 June 2007
Approval No. EASA.R.C.02165 dated 18 June 2007
Change 2 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.C.02291 dated 06 December 2007
Approval No. EASA.R.C.02518 dated 06 December 2007
Approval No. EASA.R.C.02715 dated 06 December 2007
Change 3 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.C.02676 dated 01 February 2008
Approval No. EASA.R.C.02751 dated 01 February 2008
Change 4 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.C02913 dated 21 July 2008
Change 5 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.C.02399 dated 14 August 2008
Change 6 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.C.03161 dated 02 February 2009
Change 7 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. EASA.R.C.02159 dated 24 July 2009
Approval No. EASA.R.C.02272 dated 24 July 2009
Approval No. EASA.R.C.03183 dated 24 July 2009
Approval No. EASA.R.C.03345 dated 24 July 2009
Approval No. EASA.R.C.03346 dated 24 July 2009
Change 8 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. P-EASA.R.C.03182 dated 28 September
2009
Change 9 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10028921 dated 19 February 2010
Approval No. 10028924 dated 19 February 2010
Change 10 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10031288 dated 09 August 2010
Change 11 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10035423 dated 21 June 2011
Approval No. 10035424 dated 21 June 2011
Approval No. 10035426 dated 21 June 2011
Change 12 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10036515 dated 16 September 2011
Approval No. 10036518 dated 16 September 2011
Change 13 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10040465 dated 05 July 2012
Approval No. 10040469, REV. 1 dated 18 July 2012
Change 14 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10041845 dated 19 October 2012
Approval No. 10041847 dated 19 October 2012
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number
Third issue See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10044321 dated 05 April 2013
Approval No. 10044323 dated 05 April 2013
Approval No. 10044325 dated 05 April 2013
Approval No. 10044326, Rev. 1 dated 05 April 2013
Approval No. 10044328 dated 05 April 2013
Change 1 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10048192 dated 19 February 2014
Change 2 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10050081 dated 31 July 2014
Approval No. 10050082 dated 31 July 2014
Approval No. 10050083 dated 31 July 2014
Approval No. 10050084 dated 31 July 2014
Approval No. 10050085 dated 31 July 2014
Change 3 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10052266 dated 13 February 2015
Approval No. 10052267 dated 13 February 2015
Change 4 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10052459 dated 03 March 2015
Change 5 See Highlights (HI) page Approval No. 10053551 dated 05 June 2015
Approval No. 10053553 dated 05 June 2015
Fourth issue -- Approval No. 10055835 dated 04 December 2015
Approval No. 10055836 Rev. 1 dated 09 December 2015
Approval No. 10055837 dated 09 December 2015
Approval No. 10055838 Rev. 1 dated 09 December 2015
Fifth issue -- Approval No. 10058972 dated 29 July 2016
Approval No. 10058974 dated 29 July 2016
Approval No. 10058975 dated 29 July 2016
Approval No. 10058976 dated 29 July 2016
Sixth issue -- Approval No. 10059083 dated 31 August 2016
Approval No. 10059094 dated 31 August 2016
Seventh issue -- Approval No. 10060192 dated 24 November 2016
Approval No. 10060193 dated 24 November 2016
Approval No. 10060194 dated 24 November 2016
Eighth issue -- Approval No. 10061566 dated 12 April 2017
Approval No. 10061561 dated 12 April 2017
Ninth issue -- Approval No. 10064838 dated 02 March 2018
Approval No. 10064837 Rev. 1 dated 06 March 2018
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Subject EASA approved
number
Tenth issue -- Approval No. 10066103 dated 05 July 2018
Approval No. 10066105 dated 05 July 2018
Eleventh issue -- Approval No. 10068172 dated 20 December 2018
Twelfth issue -- Approval No. 10070623 REV. 1 dated 01 August 2019
Approval No. 10070624 dated 29 July 2019
Thirteenth is- - - Approval No. 10075314 dated 23 December 2020
sue
Approval No. 10075309 REV. 1 dated 04 January 2021
Fourteenth is- - - Approval No. 10076560 dated 26 May 2021
sue
Table of contents
References ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2
7 Guidelines ....................................................................................................................................... 16
List of tables
1 References ..................................................................................................................................... 1
4 Rotor Starting or Stopping with wind speed above 33 kts - Life penalty factor .............................. 12
List of figures
1 Guidelines ....................................................................................................................................... 17
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Description
1 Introduction
The parts listed in the Table 2 must be mandatorily retired from service when the indicated retirement
life is reached. This also applies to all those non-serialized standard parts which connect the identified
assembly / component.
All retirement lives are expressed in Flying Hours (FH), unless otherwise specified. Flying hours are
defined as those hours accumulated from take-off to landing.
The retirement lives of some parts are expressed in “landings” because their life is dependent upon the
rotor start-stop cycles and the helicopter ground-air-ground cycles.
Note
If the number of landings applicable to the component is not known throughout the entire service life
of the component, the number of landings shall be calculated multiplying the component flight hours
by a factor of 6.
If not differently specified, the retirement lives are based on the following assumptions:
- 800 landings in 100 flying hours, including 400 rotor start-stop cycles.
- 20 percent of usage in CAT. A Training Operations, on yearly basis.
- For External Load Operations: 6 External Load Cycles and 3 Landings per Flying Hour, calculated
on at least 100 FH basis
- For External Hoist Operations: 4 Lifts per Flying Hour, calculated on at least 100 FH basis.
In the event that the actual usage exceeds these assumptions, the Operator shall contact the
Manufacturer.
If parts with the same part number have been interchanged between different AW139 variants and
different AW Helicopter models, the retirement life of the part must be restricted to the lowest value
between those variants/models on which the part has been installed.
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Note
1. For the following parts the Operator shall maintain the relevant log card and contact the
Manufacturer prior to approaching the 40000 FH for confirmation of the applicability of the
airworthiness instructions provided in this chapter:
- Fuselage Assembly, P/N 3G5300X00132
- Fuselage Structure Assembly, P/N 3P5300A00131
- Tail Assembly, P/N 3G5350A00135 plus retromod P/N 3G5309P02711
- Tail Assembly, P/N 3G5350A00136
- Beam Structure Assembly, P/N 3G2592A02731
- Dual Cargo Structural Provision, P/N 3G5311A28111.
2. For the following Tail Fin Assemblies the life limit is aligned with the life limit applicable to the
corresponding Tail Assembly (refer to the related Log Card):
- Tail Fin Assembly, P/N 3G5351A00133 part of the Tail Assembly P/N 3G5350A00132
- Tail Fin Assembly, P/N 3G5351A00134 part of the Tail Assembly P/N 3G5350A00133 or
3G5350A00134
- Tail Fin Assembly, P/N 3G5351A00135 part of the Tail Assembly P/N 3G5350A00135
- Tail Fin Assembly, P/N 3G5351A00136 part of the Tail Assembly P/N 3G5350A00136.
This column gives a reference [RL (Retirement Lives) plus a progressive number] which identifies the
listed components.
3.2 Part
This column gives the retirement life of the part. Unless specified differently, the retirement life it in flight
hours.
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- For the parts listed in Table 3 a life penalty must be mandatorily applied whenever
CAT. A Training Operations are performed.
- Flying hours (FH) spent in CAT. A Training must be multiplied by the specified factor.
The penalty is applicable only to flying hours.
- FH spent in CAT. A Training Operations are defined as the total flying Hours (from
take off to landing) when at least one time the training mode is activated.
- E.g.: MGB Shaft, Main Rotor: Flight time spent during CAT. A Training Operations =
1 FH. Total accumulated FH = 1 x 1.7 = 1.7 FH.
Table 4 Rotor Starting or Stopping with wind speed above 33 kts - Life penalty factor
- For the parts listed in Table 4 a life penalty must be mandatorily applied.
- Increase the landings by the specified value for each Rotor Start or Stop carried out
with wind speed above 33 kts.
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Table 4 Rotor Starting or Stopping with wind speed above 33 kts - Life penalty factor
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7 Guidelines
Daily recording of the following parameters is recommended, refer to Figure 1:
- Flight Hours
- Landings (coincides with the number of flights)
- Flight Hours performed during Cat. A training as per Note (ref. Table 3)
- Rotor starts above 33 kts wind speed as per Note (ref. Table 4)
- Rotor stops above 33 kts wind speed as per Note (ref Table 4)
- External hoist lifts as per Para 4 - External Hoist Operation
- External load cycles as per Para 5 - External Load Operation
- Landings related to operations above 6400 kg as per Para 6 - Operation above 6400 kg (MTOW)
- Flight Hours related to operations above 6400 kg as per Para 6 - Operation above 6400 kg
(MTOW).
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Eg.: 1
Ext. Load
Cat. A operations
operations (FH)
Consumed Life FH = (7.5 - 0.5) + (1.7 x 0.5) + (1 x 4) = 11.85 FH
Ext. Load
operations
(Landings)
Consumed Landings = 6 + (2 x 4) = 14 landings
Eg.: 2
External
Load Cycles
(FH)
External
operations
(Landings)
ICN-39-A-041000-G-00001-18789-A-002-01
Figure 1 Guidelines
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References ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3
List of tables
1 References ..................................................................................................................................... 1
6 Rotor Starting or Stopping with wind speed above 33 kts - Additional inspections ........................ 9
References
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1 Introduction
The parts listed in the following schedule must be mandatorily inspected when the indicated interval is
reached.
2 Affected parts
Refer to Table 2.
This column gives the unique reference [MI (Mandatory Inspections) plus the system number followed
by a progressive number] which identifies the part.
3.2 Part
3.3 Task
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3.4 Interval
This column gives the inspection interval for the part. Unless otherwise specified, the inspection interval
is in Flying Hours (FH). Flying hours are defined as those hours accumulated from take-off to landing.
The inspection intervals of some parts are expressed in “landings” because their inspection intervals are
dependent upon the rotor start-stop cycles and the helicopter ground-air-ground cycles.
Inspection intervals are mandatory and cannot be increased. Inspection intervals can be anticipated
provided that the next inspections intervals do not exceed the values mandated in this chapter.
Example:
- Task interval: 100 FH. If task is performed at 85 FH, next task must be performed within 100 FH
from the previous compliance.
This column shows the Data Module Code which provides the instructions to perform the inspection.
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Table 6 Rotor Starting or Stopping with wind speed above 33 kts - Additional inspections
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List of tables
1 References ..................................................................................................................................... 1
References
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This column gives the unique reference [CM (Certification Maintenance) plus the system number followed
by a progressive number] which identifies each listed task.
2.2 System
2.3 Task
2.4 Interval
This column gives the maintenance check interval for the component. Unless specified differently, the
interval is in Flying Hours (FH). Flying hours are defined as those hours accumulated from take-off to
landing.
Inspection intervals are mandatory and cannot be increased. Inspection intervals can be anticipated
provided that the next inspections intervals do not exceed the values mandated in this chapter.
Example:
- Task interval: 100 FH. If task is performed at 85 FH, next task must be performed within 100 FH
from the previous compliance.
This column shows the Data Module Code which gives the instructions to do the check.
2.6 Initials
When you use a copy of the data module for maintenance record purposes, this column, gives the space
to write the initials of the person who did the check.
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