Page 25.10 Chapter 25 Furnishings R66 Maintenance Manual 25 OCT 2010
25-60 Emergency Equipment
25-61 Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)
NOTE
ELT installation is optional equipment.
A. ELT Information and Programming
Refer to Section 96-90 for ELT system description. Refer to Section 5-20 for scheduled
maintenance.
Refer to ELT Kannad 406 AF-Compact/406 AF-Compact (ER) Installation and Operation
Manual for maintenance requirements and procedures. Additional ELT information is
available on the RHC website at: http://www.robinsonhelicopter.com/supportelt.htm.
Register an ELT when first purchased, when contact information changes, or when
aircraft ownership, or tail number changes. For registration information, visit the
COSPAS-SARSAT website at: http://cospas-sarsat.org.
Kannad 406 AF-Compact ELTs are interchangeable between aircraft. A dongle contains
a memory chip that must be programmed with aircraft-specific information prior to
installation for the ELT to function. The dongle may be removed and shipped to RHC or
a Kannad service center for reprogramming.
B. Transmitter Removal and Installation
The ELT activates when subjected to a significant change in velocity (as in an accident),
by remote control switch located on the cyclic control panel, or by a switch on the ELT
transmitter.
NOTE
Do not cut B359-2 releasable, reusable ty-rap.
1. To remove ELT transmitter:
a. Follow instructions hot stamped on ty-rap: "PULL RED TAB TO REMOVE."
b. Release Velcro strap and remove transmitter. Disconnect dongle & antenna lead.
2. To install ELT transmitter:
a. Connect dongle and antenna lead and install transmitter. Secure Velcro strap and
install B359-2 ty-rap.
C. Dongle Removal and Installation
1. Cut and discard ty-raps as required, disconnect dongle from plastic connector and
ELT transmitter, and remove dongle.
2. Connect programmed dongle to plastic connector and ELT transmitter, and install
ty-raps as required. Cinch ty-raps until snug without over-tightening, and trim tips
flush with heads.
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