Complete Thermal Runaway Compliance With Low-Lithium Battery
SARASOTA, Fla., October 2, 2019 – Dukane Seacom (a HEICO Company, NYSE: HEI, HEI.A) received FAA TSO-C121b and TSO-C142b for the DK290 90-Day Underwater Locator Beacon and Low-Lithium Battery.
Dukane Seacom’s new DK290 underwater locator beacon (ULB) provides 90-days of operational life and uses lower lithium content batteries allowing for less restricted hazardous goods shipping processes.
The DK290 is fully compliant with the latest DO-227A Lithium Battery requirements and meets all non-rechargeable lithium battery special conditions requirements for installation on aircraft.
The DK290 builds on Dukane Seacom’s industry leading ULB technology by providing common installation and maintenance processes as Dukane Seacom’s existing 90-day ULBs. This common design and maintenance approach will provide airlines and fleet maintenance organizations reliable performance and reduce shipping and handling costs with the new low-lithium technology batteries.
“We are pleased to achieve these TSO certifications. The DK290 builds on Seacom’s product legacy and simplifies shipping and handling processes with the lower lithium content,” said Jeff Densmore, Engineering Director for Dukane Seacom.
With over 50 years of industry experience, Dukane Seacom has the largest install base of underwater locator beacons (commercial, military, and business jets) with over 120,000 ULB installed on aircraft. This unmatched reliability and expertise are what airlines/operators put their trust in when purchasing Dukane Seacom products.
About Dukane Seacom
Sarasota, FL-based Dukane Seacom Inc. is the world’s leading supplier of emergency locator devices for the aviation and marine markets. Dukane Seacom beacons are installed on the global commercial and business jet aircraft fleets, military fixed wing and rotary aircraft, as well as maritime and specialty underwater applications. For more information please visit www.dukaneseacom.com.
About HEICO
HEICO Corporation is engaged primarily in certain niche segments of the aviation, defense, space, medical, telecommunications and electronics industries through its Hollywood, Florida-based Flight Support Group and its Miami, Florida-based Electronic Technologies Group. HEICO’s customers include a majority of the world’s airlines and overhaul shops as well as numerous defense and space contractors and military agencies worldwide, in addition to medical, telecommunications and electronics equipment manufacturers. For more information about HEICO, please visit our website at https://www.heico.com.
The Company has two classes of common stock traded on the NYSE. Both classes, the Class A Common Stock (HEI.A) and the Common Stock (HEI), are virtually identical in all economic respects. The only difference between the share classes is the voting rights. The Class A Common Stock (HEI.A) receives 1/10 vote per share and the Common Stock (HEI) receives one vote per share. The stock symbols for HEICO’s two classes of common stock on most web sites are HEI.A and HEI. However, some web sites change HEICO’s Class A Common Stock symbol (HEI.A) to HEI/A or HEIa.
