PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1975
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 274
SEPTEMBER 1975
The Nomex flight suit will do a real
job for yOU air types if you ever need
PROtection from fire.
A goOd washing and rinsing will
help
your
suit
keep
its
high
temperature resistant quality. Also,
those touch-and-cLose fasteners have a
tough time staying closed when
they're dirty.
'
·-±²
You can hand±wash your flight suit
but be super²sure to give it a thorough
rinse. Never dry²clean it.
Never use starch when you wash it.
Starch burns³
If you do slip up and use starch´
though, no sweat. Just rinse the suit
comPletely and yoµ'll knock the starch
right out¶
YOur NOmex suit·s sewn with a
special th¸ead that has the same low
flammability tHe su¹t material has³ So
'
if you get a rip or a tear, fix it up with
ºD shade S²1 (66022) soft cord
»
filament n¼n-melting nylon thread, 3½
ply, Size
E,
NSN 8310¾00²492¿8397.
When an aircraft is being fueled,
beware of static electriCity³ The suit
_ .
ÀÁ ÂÃÄ Å can build up a charge and a spark could
ruin your whole day!
Æf you're fueling the bird on a cold,
dry day touch the nozzle or the ground
cabÇe jack Èith your hand (gloves on Or
off) before you start³ TheÉ keep your
Ê
hand there while you're doing the
fueËing³ That shouÌd take care of any
static chargeÍ
bearing Îear, which is caused by the
on beaÏing surfaces.
=³
So, the rotoÐ heaÑ won't go the TBº
distaÉce³
You
know what
that
meansÒgrounding the bird for unÓ
scheduled maiÉteÉance.
ÔÕourse,
you
wouldn't skip those
bearings, right? NOt when item Ö47 in
Fig 2¿1 of TM 55×1Ø20²2Ö7×20ÙÖ (Mar
74) shOws the fitting, plain as day and
para 8¿7 has the scOop.
Just maKe with the grease gun until
yOu see clean, new grease coming from
tHe bear¹ng surface.
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