SAIB warns operators of dangers of snow, ice
The FAA recently issued a revised Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin–SAIB SW-08-03R1–to warn helicopter operators of the “hazards of snow and ice,”

The FAA recently issued a revised Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin–SAIB SW-08-03R1–to warn helicopter operators of the “hazards of snow and ice,” according to the FAA Rotorcraft Directorate’s Safety Management Group in Fort Worth. The bulletin, “Recommendations for Rotorcraft During Icing Conditions,” was released in 2003, and new data has been added following additional FAA testing.

The revised bulletin offers procedures “to reduce the probability of an engine in-flight shutdown due to ice and snow ingestion.” On the ground, with the engine(s) off or operating at low power, snow and ice can build up in the engine intakes and plenums.

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