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FAA APPROVED SUPPLEMENT TO THE MD520N ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL FOR MDHI MODEL MD520N HELICOPTER

HELICOPTER SERIAL NO. EFFECTIVITY

LN001 thru LN007

SX5 STARBURST SEARCHLIGHT PART NO. CCDLN001028 AND OPTIONAL UNIQUE INSTRUMENT PANEL

Approved By_____________________________________ Manager, Flight Test Branch, ANM160L Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office Transport Airplane Directorate Original Approval Date: Reissue #1 24 October 1991

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LOG OF REVISIONS BY DATE

REVISION NUMBER AND DATE Original Issue Revision 1 Reissue #1 24 October 1991, Per MDHC Drawing No. CCDLN001028 20 October 1995 10 April 2000

Manager, Flight Test Branch Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office Transport Airplane Directorate

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SUMMARY OF REVISIONS
NOTE: Revisions are listed below by number with appropriate remarks.

REVISION NUMBER Revision 1 Reissue #1

REMARKS Added unique instrument panel layout per MDHS Drawing No. CCDLN001 Entire supplement reissued with references to McDonnell Douglas removed to show ownership change to MD Helicopters, Inc. Sup plement format standardized.

LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES

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PART I GENERAL
The Flight Trails side mount, when installed, will permit operators of MDHI 500N model helicopters equipped with the Spectrolab, Inc. Model SX5 Star burst Searchlight System to easily install or remove the searchlight from the aircraft depending on mission requirements. This supplement must be carried in the approved basic MDHI 520N Model 500N Rotorcraft Flight Manual when the rotorcraft is modified by the installa tion instructions. Refer to the cover for list of helicopter serial numbers af fected. This supplement also contains an illustration of a unique instrument panel (Ref. Figure 1). Instrument locations may vary depending on what optional equipment is installed. Except as modified by this Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement, operation in compliance with Section II of the basic approved Rotorcraft Flight Manual is mandatory. Other sections of the RFM or supplement are recommended proce dures.

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PART II LIMITATIONS
Airspeed limits: Maximum airspeed is 129 KIAS or less. Refer to Section II, VNE Placards. Placards: Instrument Panel DO NOT OPERATE SEARCHLIGHT BELOW 50 FEET. SEARCHLIGHT MUST BE HORIZONTAL BEFORE LANDING. Control Box MONITOR AMMETER WITH SEARCHLIGHT ON. REDUCE ELECTRICAL LOADS AS REQUIRED TO REMAIN BELOW 75% OF AMMETER LIMIT. MAGNETIC COMPASS UNRELIABLE WHEN SEARCHLIGHT IS ON.

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PART III EMERGENCY AND MALFUNCTION PROCEDURES EMERGENCY/MALFUNCTION

Conditions: An emergency or malfunction that requires landing Procedures: Turn search light OFF.

GENERATOR FAILURE
Procedures: Turn search light OFF.

PART IV NORMAL PROCEDURES

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Exterior check, Fuselage cabin right hand side:

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Side mount Searchlight

CHECK CONDITION CHECK CONDITION

Interior check:
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Hand controller and cables

CHECK SECURE

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CAUTION AND WARNING INDICATORS

DUAL TACHOMETER

N1 TACHOMETER TOT GAUGE TORQUE METER

INST. VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR VOR INDICATOR

AIRSPEED INDICATOR

VNE PLACARDS ATTITUDE GYRO ALTIMETER

ALT AMMETER

DIRECTIONAL GYRO

ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE GAUGE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR CLOCK FRESH AIR VENT

RADAR ALTIMETER KEY SWITCH FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE

FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE

NOTE: INSTRUMENT LOCATION SHOWN IS TYPICAL. INSTRUMENT LOCATION MAY VARY BASED ON INSTALLED OPTIONS.

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EDGE LIGHTED SWITCH PANEL (EARLY GENERIC CONFIG)

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