Anytime an aircrafT missIoN is aborted 
The wires sTarT Humming wHen you aIr 
±pes process an accident, incident, 
fOrced landing or precautioNary landi²g 
message. 
So be IT³ 
BuT wHeN THe abort i´s due To failure or 
susPcTed faIlure of equipment give THe 
µead sHed tyPs a cHance to Im¶rove tHe 
·ird you fly¸ 
Sure, maybe¹ you won't Have alLº THe 
deTaiLs in your 
message »cause tHe 
word Has to go fOrward wiTHIN THe Next 8 
Hours of duty¼ You aLso process a sup-
plemental message, if Needed, and addi½
tionaL forms¾ 
WHeN you fill out your message, ac½
cordIng to tHe poop in AR 385¿40 (ÀcT 
69) 
on accideNt reportIng and records, focus 
In on ¶ara 4Á2e( 14), for reaLÂ 
Describe any known 
or 
susÃcted ma-
Teriel deficiencIes, giving tHe conTrol 
num·er from a DA ForÄ 2407, perTaIn-
Ing To Section ÅÅÅÆtµe equipment imÇ
¶rovemenT recommendation 
Èrocess tHe requIred EÅR on materieL 
deficÉencIes as soon as you Have all THe 
ÊcTs 
WITH THe messagË in one µand and THe 
ÌÅR In tHe oTHer, a A VSCÍM eNgIneer 
can dIg i² and solve a pro·lem 
your ·ird¾ 
Describe any known or suspEted ma-
Teriel defciencies. Give the coNtrol NumbeR oF 
DA ±orM 
2407 
(²aiNtenance ³equ ´ t) Peµ¶
TaIning To Section ·¸¸¹ºQuipmeNt »mpRove¼
ment ³ecommendatIon (º½³)¾ Give comPlete 
±S¿, part nuMber and nomenclature oF the 
suspETed or FaIled part and the Name oF the 
publication FroM which This iNFormÀtioN 
wa 
obtaINeÁÂ ·F engIne FailuRe or malFuNctioN Is a 
FacTorà submit eNgine modeLà seRiesà seRial NumÄ
•berÅ ToTÆl time, time siNce oveRhaul (RepoRt 
Time to nearest hour)Ç overhaul Facility and 
date oF lasT overhauLà previous stoRaÈÉ histORyà 
cause oF FailureÊ power settInË aNd signiÌCaNt 
engÍne INdicatioNsÎ 
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CUT FOR THE BETTER 
diagonal braces work loose and strip ITs 
adjusTing screw THreads? 
Keep THe adjusTing screw clamp tIgµT. 
ÎIgµTen iT ofTen because THatÏs tHe only 
way to prevent THis damage 
07E BRACE 
lengthen the brace's "squeeze² slot .³´ 
Í'course, yoUÐLL µave To reÑove THe aÒJusTIng screw befÓre cuTTI²g 
ÔHe Longer sÕoT gIves Tµe cLaѶ a TÉgµTer grI¶ andÏLL sTo¶ ÖT ×roÑ LÓÓsenIng ØnTÉL ÙÓu 
ca² LenGTµen Tµe sLoTs, TIgHTen TµaT cLaÚ¶ afTer a·ÓuT 50 Hours of o¶eraTIon 
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