Maintenance

  • Helmet Maintenance - Before each Flight

    • Cleanliness and operation of visors
    • Ensure comfort pads are correctly fitted
    • Remove soft protective cover for outer visor (if fitted)
    • Functional check of communications

    Inspection criteria based on a standard 500 hours annual usage period.


  • Helmet Maintenance -  Every 2 Months

    Cleaning as specified in User Manual


    Inspection criteria based on a standard 500 hours annual usage period.

  • Helmet Maintenance -  Every 6 Months

    • Tightening and working of: inner and outer visors, communication system, anti cable tear-out system
    • State of the visors and fixation system
    • State of the pads and edgeroll
    • State of comfort ear set
    • State of the chin strap and working of the locking system
    • State of the shell (single impact use)
    • Polish exterior of helmet shell

    Inspection criteria based on a standard 500 hours annual usage period.


  • Major Spare Parts Replacement - Every 2 Years

    • Outer visor
    • Edgeroll and Pads
    • Chinstrap fastening set

    Inspection criteria based on a standard 500 hours annual usage period.

  • Major Spare Parts Replacement - Every 3 Years

    • Inner visor

    Inspection criteria based on a standard 500 hours annual usage period.

  • Major Spare Parts Replacement - Every 4 Years

    • Chinstrap

    Inspection criteria based on a standard 500 hours annual usage period.

  • Major Spare Parts Replacement - Every 15 Years

    • Shell
    • Impact Cap

    Inspection criteria based on a standard 500 hours annual usage period.

5.0 - INSPECTION, VERIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS

The MSA Gallet range of flight helmets is designed as a modular solution to meet the requirements of all aircrew. The helmet is designed to require minimal maintenance intervention and recommended servicing or repair is on an ‘ON CONDITION BASIS’.

 

Accordingly, a full periodic service program is not recommended or required in support of the LH helmet range.

 

Listed below is a recommended schedule of servicing which may be adopted by users of the LH helmet range.

 

MSA Gallet do not recommend a program of servicing which involves complete disassembly of the helmet on a periodic basis. 

 

The helmet is designed and engineered to enter and remain in operational service until such time as corrective maintenance is required for serviceability of the helmet shell, visor system or communications package.


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Maintenance Manuals

Download a PDF of  LH 050 Maintenance Manual

Download a PDF of  LH 250 Maintenance Manual

Download a PDF of  LH 350 Maintenance Manual

Download a PDF of  LA 100 Maintenance Manual