PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 279
FEBRUARY 1976
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When you put a new fuel or oil line
on a bird engine, use a torque wrench
on the connections, knUckle-busters.
Too much or too littLe torqUe can leaD
to leaks, so yoU've got to get it right.
SUre, it±ll take some Doing to fit a
torque wrench into the close quarters
of an engine comPartment. BUt it's
²etter than s³eating oUt an autorota´
tion when the fUel stoPs flowing!
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OH, SAY±CAN yoU SEE1
Rain,
snow reDUcing
winDshieLD visibility for your hot
Pilots? Try some rain rePellent for
removal of moistUreµfast! ¶ara 2·37
of TM 55·1500·333-24 (Oct 74),
·on
cleaning aircraft, has the worD on how
to aP¸ly it. NSN 6850-00-¹39-5297
will get you an 8-oz bottle.
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The Problem
wire over the emergency release
hanDles on your Huey's cargo Door
winDow is that the wire can come off.
WinDows can be
tisoneD.
To Prevent such a rEvoltin' DeveloPº
ment, the heaD sheD says to DriLl a
1/32-in hole at the enD of the hanDle
to accePt the safety.
»se 0.020-in coPPer breakaway
wire for yoUr safety, as calleD for in¼½
Para 4-34e(3) of TM 55-¹520·2¹0-2¾
U
DRILL HOLE
(SeP 7¹).
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f you're fresh oUt, NSN
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ÀÁ HERE FOR
6145·00-236·9503 will get yoU a
SAFETY
PounD.
SURVIVAL KIT PM
Are yoU riDing herD on airCraft
sUrvival kits? ¿yeball a coPy of TM 55-
1680-3¹7·23
& P
(AUg 75) for the
Latest worD on t
Àreventive maÁÂtenance checks aÃD
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services are DoÃe ÅrioÆ to iÇsUeÈ eveÆy
90 or ¹80 Days, before anD afteÆ ÆeÅaiÆ
or moDification .
.. Per ÉhaP 2 of the
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