BELL 505 Mechanic's Guide
  • Welcome!
  • 🚁System Descriptions
    • Introduction
    • Airframe Systems
      • Dimensions and Areas
      • Fuselage
        • Forward Fuselage
        • Mid Fuselage
        • Aft Fuselage
        • Roof
        • Tailboom
      • Stabilizers
      • Landing Gear
      • Equipment/Furnishings
      • Fire Protection (Fire Extinguishing)
      • Doors
      • Windows
      • Environmental Control
        • Distribution
        • Avionics Fans
        • Heating
      • Ice and rain protection (Air intakes)
    • Integrated Avionics Systems
      • Systems Integration and Display
      • Indicating/Recording Systems
        • Instruments and Control Panels
        • General Computers
        • Central Warning System
        • Central Display System
      • Communications
      • Navigation
        • Dependent Position Determining
    • Main Rotor
      • Main Rotor Hub and Blade Assembly
      • Rotating Controls
      • Main Rotor Indicating
    • Main Rotor Drive
      • Engine/Gearbox Couplings
      • Mast Assembly
      • Transmission Assembly
      • Transmission Oil
      • Mounts and Attachments
      • Main Rotor Drive Indicating
    • Tail Rotor
      • Tail Rotor Hub and Blade Assembly
      • Rotating Controls
    • Tail Rotor Drive
      • Shafts
      • Gearbox
      • Tail Rotor Drive Indicating
    • Flight Control Systems
      • Rotor Flight Controls
        • Dual Controls Kit
        • Collective Control System
        • Cyclic Control System
        • Anti-torque Control System
        • Servo-Control System
      • Hydraulic Power
    • Fuel
      • Storage
      • Distribution
      • Fuel Indicating
    • Power Plant Systems
      • Power Plant
      • Air
      • Exhaust
      • Oil
      • Engine Control
      • Ignition
    • Electrical Systems
      • Electrical Power
        • DC Generation
        • External Power
        • DC Electrical Load Distribution
        • Multipurpose Equipment
      • Lights
  • 🪛Line Maintenance
    • Overview of Line Maintenance
    • Servicing
      • Replenishing and Depleting
        • Filling the hydraulic system with fluid
        • Draining fluid from the hydraulic system
      • Lubrication
        • Lubricating the main rotor grips
        • Lubricating the trunnion bearings
        • Lubricating the pillow block assemblies
        • Lubricating the duplex bearing
        • Lubricating the needle bearings
        • Lubricating the pitch change mechanism
        • Lubricating the crew seat positioning mechanism
      • Clean and Surface Protection
        • Rotor blade - Erosion tape replacement
        • Flushing the hydraulic system
      • Inspection
        • 50 flight hours/1 year inspection
        • 100 flight hours inspection
        • 100 flight hours/6 months inspection
        • 100 flight hours/1 year inspection
        • 100 flight hours/18 months inspection
        • 150 flight hours inspection
        • 200 flight hours inspection
        • 300 flight hours inspection
    • Test and Checks
      • Power Assurance Check (PAC)
      • Checking the fluid level of the hydraulic system
      • Flame Out Protection System (FOPS) test
      • Testing the operation of the hydraulic system
      • Testing operation of audio integration system
      • Testing operation of speech communication
      • Testing operation of central warning systems
    • Fault Isolation
      • Crew Alerting System (CAS) Messages
        • WARNING Messages
          • BATTERY HOT
        • CAUTION Messages
        • ADVISORY Messages
        • STATUS Messages
      • System Failures
    • Removal/Installation
      • Electrical Power
        • Installing the ground power unit (GPU)
        • Removing the ground power unit (GPU)
      • Equipment/Furnishings
        • Removing the crew seats
        • Installing the crew seats
      • Hydraulic Power
        • Installing the hydraulic power unit
        • Removing the hydraulic power unit
        • Replacing the HRFM filter element
        • Restoring/replacing the hydraulic pressure filter element
        • Removing the hydraulic pump
        • Removing the pump adapter assembly
        • Installing the pump adapter assembly
        • Installing the hydraulic pump
      • Main Rotor
        • Removing the NR sensor
        • Installing the NR sensor
    • Standard Repairs
      • Main Driveshaft
      • Air Intake
  • 🔧Base Maintenance
    • Overview of Base Maintenance
    • Servicing
      • Adjust, align and calibrate
      • Inspection
    • Function Test
    • Fault Isolation
    • Removal/Installation
    • Major Repairs
  • 🧰Component Interim Maintenance
    • Overview of Component Interim Maintenance
    • Time Limits
    • Component Interim Inspections
  • ⚙️Component Restoration (Overhaul)
    • General Information
    • Main Rotor Hub Assembly
      • Dimensions and Areas
      • Maintenance Planning Information
      • Tools and Workaids
      • Disassembly
      • Cleaning and Paint Removal
      • Inspections
        • Conditional Inspection
        • Non-Destructive Inspections
      • Repair
      • Finishing
      • Assembly
    • Swashplate and Support Assembly
    • Mast Assembly
    • Transmission Assembly
    • Freewheel Assembly
    • Tail Rotor Hub Assembly
    • Tail Rotor Gearbox
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  1. System Descriptions

Introduction

Last updated 7 months ago

System descriptions are provided to complement line and base maintenance, as well as component interim inspections and restoration, where applicable. These descriptions contain useful information to familiarize you with the helicopter and its systems, streamline ground handling and servicing procedures, and support maintenance planning and operations.

System descriptions are divided into the following sections:

Airframe Systems
Integrated Avionics Systems
Main Rotor
Main Rotor Drive
Tail Rotor
Tail Rotor Drive
Flight Control Systems
Fuel
Power Plant Systems
Electrical Systems
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