PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1973

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

1973 SERIES, ISSUE 243

FEBRUARY 1973

PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1973 - Page 20 of 35
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GOVERNMenT PRINTi± OFfICE:
197² -759³502´7
TroubleshoOting
a
faulty Huey AvIon±cs component can be a painstakIng chore for
rad±o types.
Sure, TM
µµ¶µ·¸¹º¸µ¹»¸¹
(Jul
¼¹)
has a troubleshooting chart that NaiLs down
most symptoms you'll come across.
Except when an aIrframe mech pulls a Murphy by switchi²g the FM raD±o and
VHF navigatIon antenna cables during a Huey
B
model tail boom change. ³t happens!
Your FM Is then transm±tt±ng ´loud and clear on the ground thru the haNdle bar
antenNa iNstead of the wh±p antenna. The trouble ±s, when the bird gets up in the
blue .µ. noth±ng!!
So, before you change the RT on a
B
model bird new ·o your flock, eyeball those
cables at the tail boom to make sure they¸re not switched .
STABLE AND ABLE
Keep your Huey up to snuff by makIng sure MW¹
··»µ·¹¹»¸¹½»¾¹¿¸
with Ch
¸
(ºpr
½À)
has been applied. The tie rod in the stabilizer bar »ube ±s replaced with a
staInless steel cable-which ¼Ill do a better joB of keep±ng the bar weight in case the
tube breaks. Sta½±lizer bars modif±ed carry FS¾
µ½µ·Á½8ÀÁ½¾¹¼
for
BÂ D
and H
¿odels and FS¾
µ½µ·Á½8À»½¾¹½
for C Àd M models.


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