PS Magazine - MARCH 1975

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 268

MARCH 1975

PS Magazine - MARCH 1975 - Page 27 of 35
A FEW POUNDS-MoRe oR Les±!!
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Being In the dark About how to Install
Dear SpeciaList J. ±.
V.,
You' re right!
The ²iference In engIne weIghts For a
speci³c mo²eL is sma´l.
µor exampLe, aLL
oF the T53-±¶3B engines wiLL vary withIn
2 or 3 poUn²s oF the specI³cation weIght
LiMit oF 540 poun²s.
So, no weIght an· baLance caLCULAtIon
is nee²e· becAUse oF the consistent weIGht
oF engines¸
J
the nose-gear tUrn¹stop on yoUr º¹21» coUL¼ go Out.
coUL· give the ship A bUm steer½
±eaVe a cle¾rance between the stop
You wantA
¿
be sure to have shiMs, NSN shims an² the stop-moUnt casting LUg oF
5365À00-087-6884, between the stop an· at Áeast .00Â inch an· no moRÃe than .006
the stop¹mount castIng. WIthout the inĸ Tighten the nose¹gear-stop retaInÅ
shimsÆ the strUt, where the stop is moUntÇ
ing boLts so that you LeAve ¸01-in to .03ÈIn
e², can get hUrt. The noseÈgear steering bolt en² p´ay.
50
OK MEt± HeR²' hoW
To Keep
THe ReCORds
sTRaIGHT
7
tT
Some AIrcrÉFt UÊIts are n
"
ot reporËIng
comp´Iance wIth saFetyÈoFÈHÌght ÍessAÎes
an· urgent technIcal bÏlletinsÐ
Ñn the name oF saFety,
MaintenancE
types, sen² your technicaL bULLetin comÒ
p´Iance inFo without ²eLay.
ºse actIon
_
co²e ÓTÔ, per TÕ 38È750 (Nov 72), an·
sen² the NÕP copÖ oF yoUr ×» µorm 2407
!
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Commander -
USA ±viation Systems Command
ATN: AM²AV³EC
Pµ¶·
Box
2¸9¹
Main Station
St. Louis, M
63166
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