BK117 C-2

Training Manual CAT B1

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Training Manual

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Introduction

Foreword
Welcome to the Airbus Helicopters BK117 C-2 Training Course. This
course is designed to instruct pilots and maintenance personnel on the
BK117 C-2 helicopter.
The training manual comprises 11 modules and takes into
consideration, to a certain extent, ATA 104 specifications. It correlates
to the sequence of the factory training you will receive.
Annotation to the Training Manual
This training manual is not a subject for revision service. It is the
manufacturer’s practice to continuously improve its products and
therefore the right is reserved to make without notice alterations in
design or manufacture which may be deemed necessary.
E All rights reserved.
Reproduction or translation in whole or in part of the contents of this
publication without permission of
Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH is not authorized.
Second edition, April 2006
Revision 1, July 2011
Revision 2, November 2011
Revision 3, May 2012
Revision 4, May 2016
Modules
00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Information
01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lifting System
02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuselage
03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tail Unit
04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Control
05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Landing Gear
06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Plant
07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard Equipment
08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optional Equipment
09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical System
10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspections
Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
Training Academy
P.O. Box 1353
D--86603 Donauwörth
Phone: (0049) 906 71-4481
Fax: (0049) 906 71-4499

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Abbreviations
A AMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio Management Unit
A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ampere
AC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alternate Current
ACU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio Control Unit
A/C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft
ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Data Computer
ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic Direction Finder
ADI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attitude Deviation Indicator
ADU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Data Unit
AEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Engines Operative
AFCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic Flight Control System; complete
autopilot system consists of APM, AP SAS,
Actuator, Sensors, Y FOG, P FOG, etc.
AGL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Above Ground Level
Ah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amperehour
AHRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attitude and Heading Reference System
AHRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attitude and Heading Reference Unit
ALT / ALT.A . . . . . . . . . . . Altitude Hold Mode / Altitude Acquisition
AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amplitude Modulation
AMLCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display
AMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft Maintenance Manual
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AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autopilot System
APM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autopilot Module
APMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autopilot Mode Selector
AP SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autopilot SAS; SAS function provided by
the APM when both AHRS are off
ARINC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Bus (Aeronautical Radio
Cooperation)
ATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Transport Association
ATC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Traffic Control
ATCRBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
ATIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic Terminal Information Service
A.TRIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autopilot automatic trim; attitude hold
function provided by APM as default.
ATT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attitude
AWG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Wire Gauge
B
BACKUP SAS . . . . . . . . . Stability Augmention System (digital); SAS
functionality used as backup for autopilot,
provided by Yaw SAS, P&R SAS. It is a
hands--on operation.
BAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery
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BAT BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery Busbar COM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communication System

BAT HOT BUS . . . . . . . . . Battery Hot Busbar CP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control Panel
BAT MSTR SW . . . . . . . . Battery Master Switch CPDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Panel Display System
BAT OFF RLY . . . . . . . . . Battery Off Relay CPIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copilot
BAT RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . Battery Relay CRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carbon Reinforced Plastic
BC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Course CRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Course
BEEP TRIM . . . . . . . . . . . 4-way BEEP TRIM switch on cyclic stick CSPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collective Stick Position Sensor
(ATT TRIM)
CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continuity Test
BFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beat Frequency Oscillator
CTL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control
BIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Built In Test
D
BRG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bearing
DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Direct Current
BUS TIE SW . . . . . . . . . . Bus Tie Switch
DH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision Height
C
DISCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discharge
CAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caution and Advisory Display
DISCON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disconnected
CAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller Area Network
DME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distance Measurerment Equipment
CB, C/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circuit Breaker
DPIFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dual Pilot Instrument Flight Rules
CDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control Display Unit
DST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distance to go
CECG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corrosion and Erosion Control Guide
DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Test System
CH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel
DTU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data Transfer Unit
CLPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collective Lever Position Sensor
E
CMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canadian Marconi NMS equipment
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ELT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency Location Transponder
EMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency
EPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . External Power Unit
ESS BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Essential Busbar
EXT PWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . External Power
EXT PWR CONT RLY . . External Power Control Relay
EXT PWR INTERLOCK
RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . External Power Interlock Relay
EXT PWR RECEP . . . . . External Power Receptacle
EXT PWR RELAY . . . . . . External Power Relay
F GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Global Positioning System
FAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Aviation Rules
FBL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functional Base Line
FCDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Control Display Module
FCDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Control Display System
FIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed Input
FLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Limit Indicator
FLIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forward Looking Infrared
FM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frequency Modulation
FMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Management System
FOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fibre Optic Gyro
FTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Force Trim Release
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GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Go Around
GCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generator Control Unit
GEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generator
GEN BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generator Busbar
GEN FAIL RELAY . . . . . . Generator Failure Relay
GEN RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . Generator Relay
GEN SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generator Switch
GNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garmin single unit COM, NAV & GPS . . .
equipment (GNS 430, GNS 530, etc.)
GRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic
GS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glide Slope
H
HC, H/C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter
HDG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heading
HSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horizontal Situation Indicator
HYD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hydraulic
I
IAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indicated Airspeed
IC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intercommunication
ICP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instrument Control Panel
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ICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intercomms
IBF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inlet Barrier Filter
IFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instrument Flight Rules
IGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Ground Effect
ILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instrument Landing System
IPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illustrated Parts Catalog
IPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inches Per Second
ISOL / CALL . . . . . . . . . . . Isolate / Request Call
J NACA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Advisory Committee for
JAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joint Aviation Authorities
L
LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liquid Crystal Display
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light Emitting Diode
LH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Left Hand
LOAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List Of Applicable Publications
LOC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Localizer
LOEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List Of Effective Pages
LSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Line Select Key
LVDT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linear Variable Differential Transformer
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MBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Messerschmitt--Bölkow--Blohm
MF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi Frequency
Mic, MIKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . Microphone
MMEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Minimum Equipment List
MSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Servicing Manual
MSTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master
N
Aeronautics
NAV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigation System
NCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigation Computing Unit
ND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigation Display
NDB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non Directional Beacon
NMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigation Management System
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number
NON ESS BUS . . . . . . . . Non--Essential Busbar
NORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Normal
NVG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Night Vision Goggles
n1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gas Generator Speed
n2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Turbine Speed
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O R
OA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ONERA Airfoil
OAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outside Air Temperature
OEI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One Engine Inoperative
OGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Out of Ground Effect
OPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Open
ONERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches
Aérospatiales
OVHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overheat
P RPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revolutions Per Minute
P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pitch
PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parallel Actuator
PAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passenger
PCMCIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association
PELICAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . Packing Equipment Line for Integrated
Concept of Avionique Nouvelle
PFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary Flight Display
PIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pilot
PPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pedal Position Sensor
PTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Press to talk
PWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power
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R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roll
RA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radio Altimeter
RCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reconfiguration Control Unit
REU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Electronic Unit
RH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right Hand
RLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relay
RMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removable Memory Module
RMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radion Magnetic Indicator
RVDT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rotary Variable Differential Transformer
RX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiver
S
SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stability Augmention System (digital); SAS
functionality used as backup for autopilot,
provided by YAW SAS, P&R SAS. It is a
hands--on operation.
SDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Description Section
SEMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smart Electro-Mechanic Actuator
SHD BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shedding Busbar
SHED BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . Shedding Busbar
SMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smart Multifunction Display
SMD 45 H . . . . . . . . . . . . . SMD 4 inches x 5 inches for HC
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SMD 68 H . . . . . . . . . . . . . SMD 6 inches x 8 inches for HC
SPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ground Speed
SPIFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single Pilot Instrument Flight Rules
SPKR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speaker
SRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Structural Repair Manual
SSR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secondary Surveillance Radar
STD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard
SYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System
T VFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visual Flight Rules
TACAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tactical Air Navigation
TBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Between Overhaul
TCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Change Item
TEMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temperature
TIPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Technical Information Puplication on
Internet)
TOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turbine Outlet Temperature
TST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Test
TTG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time to go
TTPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Temperature Probe Unit
TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transceiver
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UL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Limit
UMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Usage Monitoring System
V
V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volt
VDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voltage -- Direct Current
VEH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle
VEMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle & Engine Multifunction Display
VHF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Very High Frequency
VNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Velocity Never Exceed
VOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volume
VOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Very high frequency omnidirectional radio
ranging
VORTAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VHF Omnidirectional Range
Tactical Air Navigation System
VOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voice Operated Exchange
VRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video and Radar Module
VRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video Radar Unit
VS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vertical speed
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WDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wiring Diagram Manual
WXR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weather Radar

X
XOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trim actuator out of detent
XMSN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transmission
XPDR / XTR . . . . . . . . . . . Transponder

Y
Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yaw

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