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09 - Aircraft Handling

The document provides maintenance information for handling, parking, and mooring the Agusta AW139 helicopter. It describes the proper procedures for towing the helicopter, which include using a tow bar and ensuring clearance around the rotor blades. Parking procedures include setting brakes, chocks, and covers. Mooring is done using ropes attached to dedicated rings on the landing gear and fuselage.

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09 - Aircraft Handling

The document provides maintenance information for handling, parking, and mooring the Agusta AW139 helicopter. It describes the proper procedures for towing the helicopter, which include using a tow bar and ensuring clearance around the rotor blades. Parking procedures include setting brakes, chocks, and covers. Mooring is done using ropes attached to dedicated rings on the landing gear and fuselage.

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AGUSTA AW139

AGUSTA AW139

MAINTENANCE COURSE
TRAINING MANUAL
B.1.3

CHAPTER 09
AIRCRAFT HANDLING
CONTENTS

SUB-CHAPTER SUBJECT

09-10 HANDLING, PARKING and


MOORING

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AGUSTA AW139

ATA 09-10 HANDLING

HANDLING, PARKING and MOORING

MAINTENANCE INFORMATION

Make sure that no part of the helicopter touches other objects while is moved. Be very
careful with the main rotor blades and the tail rotor blades. Damage to the helicopter can
occur if a part of it touches other objects.

Make sure that:


- A person is in the cockpit to operate the wheel brakes in case of towing bar failure.
- There are sufficient safety persons to check for clearance around the helicopter during the
tow operation. The safety persons must check the clearance from the tips of the main and
the tail rotor blades
- One person with two chocks is in a position adjacent to each main wheel. All the tools and
the equipment are moved clear of the helicopter.
- The tow-bar must be engaged to the nose wheel axle using the lever and then locked with
the plunger.

- The nose center lock lever must be rotated to a vertical position


(counter-clockwise) to disengage the nose wheel center lock pin before towing the
helicopter. The lever must be locked, using the quick-release pin stowed on the tow-
bar, during towing.

- Before disconnecting the tow-bar, make sure to align the nose wheel such that the center
lock lever can be rotated to the horizontal position (clockwise) to engage the nose wheel
center lock pin.
- Prevent sudden starts and stops during tow operation.
- Apply rotor brake before tow operation and parking brake after tow operation.
- When making turns do not pass the towing bar beyond the maximum angle marks located
on the radar dome locks

GENERAL INFORMATION

- Maximum towing speed 37 km/h (23 mph) on paved surfaces

NOTE: Maximum towing speed for CHC AB139 helicopters is 5 mph


SPECIAL TOOLS / TEST EQUIPMENT

- Towbar

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Nose Center Lock ON

Nose Center Lock OFF


HELICOPTER TOWING

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HELICOPTER TOWING BAR – STANDARD –

TOWING BAR – SAR CONFIGURATION -

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PARKING

MAINTENANCE INFORMATION

Helicopter parking (outside) is accomplished by the following conditions:

- Park brake ON.


- Rotor brake ON.
- Nose center lock as required.
- Main wheel chocks in front and behind each wheel.
- Cyclic stick in center position.
- Collective stick fully down.
- All doors closed.
- Pitot covers installed.
- Engine air intake covers installed.
- Engine exhaust nozzle covers installed.

Helicopter parking (inside hangar) is accomplished by the following conditions:

Parking brake OFF


Rotor Brake OFF
Nose Center Lock OFF
Green and White marked Circuit breakers PULLED
Towing Bar REMOVED

Blades tie-downs must be installed if the wing velocity is more than 20 kts. The blades
correct position to install the tie-downs is such that one MR blade is perpendicular (90°) to
the longitudinal axis. The tie-downs must be secured on the main landing gears.

The pitot tubes will be hot after the engine stops. Allow to cool the pitot tubes for at least
five minutes before installing the covers.

The engine components will be hot after the engine stops. Allow the engine to cool at least
for thirty minutes before installing the covers.

SPECIAL TOOLS / TEST EQUIPMENT

- Pitot covers
- Engine air intake covers
- Engine exhaust nozzle covers
- MR blades tie-down
- Chocks
- TR blades flapping lock

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HELICOPTER PARKING

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MOORING

Normal mooring is done by securing the helicopter using ropes attached to the dedicated
mooring rings located on the Main- and Nose landing gear construction and dedicated
anchoring points on a parking spot.

For long duration mooring or transportation of the helicopter on a truck, additional mooring
rings can be installed on dedicated locations at the fuselage topside as indicated in the figure
below.

MOORING RINGS

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