PS Magazine - AUGUST 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 285
AUGUST 1976
AIR MOBILiTY
GET READy
FoR .
..
The "like new
± bird you
;
eD to get
from the depot is no more. But you'll
get a coMpleteLy
serviceable one,
without the ²window dressing.±
Ii
'/1±²³
Ii/fl
FACE UP TO ´t,
ladS/
No MµRe "L¶K· n¸W¹ BºrDS
f»m
±eP²t!
For example, componeNts ³are no
Longer
zero-timed. To
completely
overhauL a low-time engine, transmis´
sion or gear box was a waste of much
moola. The maintenance allocatioN
chart shows you can chaNge µem
³
n the
field .
.. makes sense.
Components
are
tested
and
repaired, as required. But if there is a
reasonable amount of time left before
TBO, those parts go right back on the
bird. Components are not completely
paiNted, either. Spot painting may be
alL that's needed to protect surfaces
against corrosioN.
48
So, skip the practice of substituting
high-time components for low-time
ones on a bird scheduled for overhauL.
You won¶t gain any ground.
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\-f´µ
ÄaY hÅÆÇ ÈlÉÊ Ë
Condition ·aintenance. OC· inspec¸
tions in the field determine which
¹Course, the airframe gets the fulº
treatment. Wiring
is
tested
aNd
replaced
as
needed. Corrosion
is
removed and the airframe is painted.
Panels are replaced, wheN necessary.
The bird that rolls off the asseMbly
line
meets
the
standards
of
ser-
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