“Piaggio P.

180 AVANTI/AVANTI II (PWC PT6)”

aircraft type training course – Category B2

ATA 25 – EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AV/AVII

Rev. Date Prepared by Agreed by Training Manual Reference

00 25/10/2014 MARIO CASALI Rep. N° 180-MAN-0200-04870 Issue A0

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LESSON OBJECTIVES

By end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• provide a detailed description of the emergency equipment system, its
operation in normal and emergency situation and its controls and indications.
• identify the location of its component, limitations of the system and servicing
procedures.
• describe components removal and installation, functional test and
troubleshooting to Maintenance Manual level.

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INDEX

DM ELT8 SYSTEM AV

ELT TECHTEST TYPE 503 AV/AVII

ELT LOCATION

ELT DESCRIPTION

ELT CONTROL PANEL

ELT WIRING HARNESS

ELT G-SWITCH

ELT ARTEX C406-N

ELT LOCATION

ELT DESCRIPTION

ELT CONTROL PANEL

ELT BATTERY PACKAGE

UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC BEACON

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DM ELT8 System AV

Troubleshooting
AMM CH 25–60–00
pag. 201/202
2 ICAO frequencies:
121.5 MHZ
243.0 MHZ
for 48 hours

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ELT TECHTEST Type 503 AV/AVII

ELT Location

COSPAS/SARSAT:
121.5 MHZ
243.0 MHZ
406.25 MHZ

Troubleshooting
AMM CH 25–60–00
pag. 202/204
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ELT TECHTEST Type 503 AV/AVII

ELT Wiring Diagram

RH Avionics bus provides

recharging current for
G-Switch battery.

10 hours of autonomy to the

G-Switch, when both DC
current generators are lost.

24 hours of autonomy to
transmit on the three
frequencies, plus other 24
hours (total 48 hours) only on
the lower frequencies

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ELT TECHTEST Type 503 AV/AVII

ELT Wiring Diagram

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ELT TECHTEST Type 503 AV/AVII

ELT Description

G-Switch P/N
503-7 TX P/N 503-1
Battery: P/N
A0701
2,5 Years life RF OUT
from battery
manufacturing
date
TX switch
(normally set
REMOTE to OFF)
CTL PNL TX Battery P/N A0673-1
P/N 503-4 5 Years life (of unused life
and with no more than one
test per day) from battery
manufacturing date

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ELT TECHTEST Type 503 AV/AVII

ELT Control Panel
TEST :Two swept tones plus one beep:
Test OK on the three frequencies

Setting the
switch to the
Blinks when lower position
ELT is imposes the ELT
transmitting transmitter to
ON position
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ELT TECHTEST Type 503 AV/AVII

ELT G-SWITCH

To the Control switch

Remote CTL normally set to
PNL and to ARM position
the RH
Avionics bus

TEST switch
Two swept
tones plus one
beep: Test OK
on the three
frequncies
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ELT ARTEX C406-N AV/AVII

ELT Location

Troubleshooting
AMM CH 25–60–00
pag. 202/204

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ELT ARTEX C406-N AV/AVII

ELT Wiring Diagram

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ELT ARTEX C406-N AV/AVII

ELT Description

COSPAS/SARSAT:
121.5 MHZ
243.0 MHZ
406.25 MHZ

24 H transmit on the A/C position as

three frequencies, geographic coordinates
plus other 24 hours (total (latitude and longitude)
48 hours) only on the provided by IAPS through
lower frequencies HS ARINC 429.
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ELT ARTEX C406-N AV/AVII

ELT Control Panel
ARM-ON-ARM switch
performs the ELT test

Test is OK if there is 1
blink of led and 1 beep
from the buzzer

Blinks when Normally set Normally set

ELT is to ARM to OFF
transmitting

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ELT ARTEX C406-N AV/AVII

ELT Battery Package

RH Avionics bus
to remote CTL
PNL and to ELT
only to retain
geographic
coordinates
TX Battery life
5 Years of unused life or
7 flashes on the "ON"
led following the ELT
oper. test

Refer to AMM
CH 25-60-00 for
Battery inspection
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Underwater Acoustic beacon AV/AVII

Troubleshooting
AMM CH 25–60–00
pag. 204/205

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Underwater Acoustic beacon AV/AVII

Battery replacement must be done every

6 years by producer’s personnel.
Piaggio AMM ATA 5 plans battery check
every 6 months in accordance to the UAB
Technical Manual procedures, as indicated
on the Piaggio AMM 25-60-00, par. 13 of
the Maintenance Practices
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Underwater Acoustic beacon AV/AVII

The Underwater Acoustic Beacon (UAB) is used to localise the aircraft in

the event of a water crash, up to a depth of 20.000 ft.
The UAB radiates a pulse acoustic signal whenever in water, for a period
of at least 30 days, and strong enough to be detected up to 1.800-3.600
meters of ray around the aircraft.
The UAB locator is a battery powered device switched on when it is
water submerged( salt or fresh). The water switches a trigger circuit,
which, via a piezoelectric transducer ring, generates a mechanical
motion transmitted to the case and, throught it, to the sourronding
water in form of acoustic waves.
The signal frequency is 37,5 +/- 1khz with a pulse length of 10+/- 1
milliseconds and a repetition rate not less then than 0.9 pulse/sec.
Acoustic output is between 1.060 dynes/cm2 at 1m (initially) and 700
dynes/cm2 at 1m (after 30 days)

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