ECL is pleased to announce the approval of mod 07-5606 which involves removing the additional chin weights and installing a yaw load compensator.

In addition, check intervals will be increased from “between each flight not to exceed 3 Flight hours “to each 10 flight hours. SB 01.00.66R1 has been released, as parts become available.

Eurocopter Canada Limited personnel will be installing the modification kits in the field Free of Charge. Once the modification has been implemented, the current VNE reduction will be removed.  

 Customers with aircraft in the field have been contacted to plan the retrofit and we are confident that this matter will be a non-issue in the near future. Once the modification has been implemented, the current VNE reduction will be removed.