Maintenance and Modifications
Spaes Adds Pulse Lights to Airbus AS332 Helicopter
Modification improves visibility of the helicopter during firefighting operations
Pulse lights modification on Airbus AS332 helicopter
Pulse lights are mounted to brackets under the nose of the AS332. © Spaes

German design organization Spaes has developed a modification for the installation of pulse lights on the Airbus Helicopters AS332. The lights were installed at an EASA Part 145 maintenance facility.

In this case, the pulse lights were necessary to improve visibility of the helicopter during firefighting missions. The Spaes modification includes mounting of the lights underneath the AS332’s nose using brackets specially designed for the lights, as well as circuit protection with a three-amp circuit breaker. A toggle switch in the cockpit is used to switch between “on,” “off,” and “pulse” modes.