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gday
What section of JAR OPS 3 mandates the use of HUMS on helicopters , is it for all weight classes and what is the compliance date ?. I could not find it in a short scan of the on line version.

Appendix 3.005d HEMS section:
A/c not in compliance with CAT A ops may operate into/out of a "public interest site" with the following:
1. An exemption from the CAA to do so....
2. certain flight profile recommends..
3. Fitted with HUMS !!!

I believe this is to be done by 2004, HOWEVER, the CAA are trying to exempt <2720kg class (soon to be 3000kg class) from this.

Sorry, can't help you with regard to GA..
but I suspect there will be a requirement for similar somewhere down the line!!!

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Thermal runaway.

Please excuse my ignorance.......

What is HUMS?????

'Some days you are the pigeon and some days you are the statue'

Health and Useage Monitering System.
Records critical parameters regarding engine performance , overtorques , overtemps etc . more sophisticated versions also monitor and record vibration levels of major dynamic components .
I believe the majority if North sea helicopters have one installed.

Thank you very much for your kind supply of information.

I know what you are talking about now!!

Cheers again