PS Magazine - JANUARY 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 242
JANUARY 1973
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The aileron bungee in each wing of
your Mohawk (OV-1) may be a little hard
to get at but it needs your attention.
Fact is, without silicone base oil in a
bungee that doesn't have teflon bearings,
that baby will seize up and gi±e your pilot
a lateral control problem.
Any tendency of a bird with a stuck
bungee to roll when it comes in to roost,
for example, could be a delicate proposi-
Kiowa mechs²you no longer ha±e to
haul your bird to support for cLeaning of
the fuel control double³check valve. The
MAC has been changed, so look ´or the
word in youR organizational mai·ntenance
Pub.
tion for the pilot.
So-0-0³0, make with the oil can during
each µeriodic, according to the ¶uper
¶nooper lube chart in TM 55³¸51¹-2¹4³
2¹-¸ (Oct 68) and TM 55º15¸¹-2¹4-2¹/1-1
(Feb 7¹).
The silicone base oil you want is damp»
ing fluid, µ/N ¶F 8¸-5¹, listed in Fed
Cat C91¹¹³I¼ (Dec 7¸). F¶N 915¹-664-
42
FLOOR MATS A-OK
Dear Windy,
The foor in the troop area oF our Kiowa (OH-58A) is thin and can bE eaSily
punctured. The foor is actuaLy the inner skin oF the ±ower aFt Fuselage
Structura± panel
.
Many repairs cou±d lead to evacuation oF the bird to support ²r replacE³
ment oF the panel ´
Is there any way to protect
µ
the foor to cut down on repairs?
Dear ¶pecialist ½.J.¶.
Yes, indeed!
¼atch onto a roll of ¾³in corrugated
black rubber ´loor matting, listed in Fed
Cat C722¹/9¹-I¼-A (Dec ¿¸) as F¶N
722¹-753-2982.
Cut 2 pieces to fit each side o´ the
troop area. Weight added to the bird will
be negligible.
YouÀve got to glue the mats in place so
they wonÀt end up in the tail rotor.
Clean the flooÁ and apply a coating of
adhesiÂe. FÃN 8¹4¹-273-87¸7, listed in
Fed Cat C8¹¹¹ºI¼-A (Oct 7¸), will get
you a ¸-pt can.
µress the mats in place and you'll get
protection from dents and punctures .
..
±=GoNE
W1±H²tE
WIND
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When you Cobra (AH-ÄG) hotshots
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exit your baby, close both canopies.
It doesn't take much wind to rip one o´
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ground your bird for repairsÇ
Any ho±ering chopper stirs up a strong È
breezeÇ
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SP6 R.J
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