PS Magazine - MARCH 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 280
MARCH 1976
PERSONNEL
RESCUE
HOIST-
Safety missing. Hois± sluggish, jams.
Guillo±ine swi±ch guard broken,
safe±y missing. Oil level low during
ho²s± opera±ion. Rollers and pulleys
damaged,
bind²ng³ Cable winds
erra±ically. Hook p²n missing. Cable
storage drum wobbly dur²ng opera´
tion. Broken s±rands on cable.
Eµectrical w²¶²ng broken. Safe±y
harness cut, frayed.
CARGO ·OOK¸Does no± release
elec±rically.
PITOT HEATER¹Does º»± work.
¼XTERIOR LIGHTS¹Lens or bulbs
broken, cracked, missing³ Moun±ing,
wire loose½ Pa²n¾¿covered. Search
ligh± or landing ligh± loose, does no±
work³
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QUANTITY
ÀNDICATOR¹
Needµe fails ±o drop and ¶e±urn ±o
correcÁ fuel indica±ion when in´
ver±ers are ON and ±es± swi±ch is
pressed and released.
ENGÀNE CONTROÂS¹Ãind through
full range. Idle stop release broken.
Governor RPM ac±ua±or does no±
work.
ENGÄNE¹Check for binding noise.
Pull circui± breakers before ro±a±ing
eng²ne³ Ro±a±e wi±hÅ s±ar±er for
40
seconds or less.
TM 11-1520±210-20 and -1 are the
pubs your avionics types use when
inspecting, checking and testing this
equipment in the D and H model
Hueys.
ARMAMENT
Appendix A-1, TM 55-1520²210±10
and -20, lists TM 9-series pubs the
armorers use to cover your bird's
firepower kits for a fast±breaking
mission³
FORMS, RECORDS
EYeball the log book DA Forms
2408±12, ±13, -14, and ±18³ If the bird
has be´n up µoday, check µhe flight
record for the pilot¶s write-up
o
n the
±13.Transfer µhe corRect pilot·s flight
µime from µh¸
¹
-12 to ºhe ±13.
Before you head for the sky, give any
passengers thaµ extra liµtle word about
keeping their hands and feet away
from flight conµrols ³³³ about buckling
down
»
with safeµy belµs, shoulder
¼½rn¸sses, ½n¾ Using¿em¸rg¸ncy ¸xiµs³
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