PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 240
NOVEMBER 1972
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AIR MOBILITY
InspecCing your bird ±s a dirCy-hands
deal. You have ²o check a heap o' elec³
²r±cal, oil anD fuel l±ne conne´tions.
But using one of these connections as
a handy pUll upµinstead of Using a main³
tenance standµas yoU scaMper around
your b±rd is guaranteeD to blow yoUr
¶O·s mind. ¸t could Mean
a
reD X'D biRd
for expensive repairsµor worse.
L±ke the 67Yankee type who used the
qu±ck disconnect coUpling half on the
AH¹ºG's o±l tank retUrn line for a h»nd
hold¼
A slight tw±st pUlled the b»rrel Down,
disengaging the 3 safety pins. He re³
seated the barrel½ but didn't pull a feel¾
for-Che-3-p±ns check¿
After
15
MinuCes in the air½ vibration
caused the qu±ck D±sconne´t to back offÀ
O±l pressure split the engine o±l ´ooler
seaMs and the bypass valve. No oil pres³
sure .
.Á no way to stay airÂorne.
Ãse maintenance stands and authorÄ
ized hand holDs anD toe Åsteps on yoUr
Green ¶ach±ne b±rD ±nspect±on.
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