PS Magazine - MAY 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 318
MAY 1979
For A Clean Engine
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SetT.ing up a schedule for reguLar cleaning Of gAs tUrbine engiNes is what
preve±tive maintenance is all abOut²
A
dirty cOmpressOr wiLl give yOu higher turbine temperAtUres, which red ce
the life Of cOmpOnents² Severe e³gine surges frOm a dirty engine can even
result in a lOss Of pOwer and a fOrced LAnding ´µ¶ cOuld ruin yOur whOLe day!
·he · -63 engine needs washing every 50 fLight hOurs´ FOr aLl Other tUrbines
yOu set up the wash scheduLe based On lOcal flying cOnditiOns¸
AH-1±78·2²
CH³54³78´µ
OH¶58¸79¹0²
cH±47±79±1
OVº²³79»²
GEN¼79½0²
ZERO IN o MY T·53
C±mPreSs²³, LD´
-²
and Kµ¶p tH¸ ¹iº
FlW»¼G
SMO±THLY!
Maint AdvIs cH±5µ SerIes Sv¾d w/M¿L´h³83282A hyd Fluid DRSTS³MÀT(2) 212²03Z De¾ 78
Maint AdvIs Msg OH¸58³79³0², OH³58AÁ B, c RepÂa¾e
T
StÃaps in Main RotoÄ Head DRSTSÅ
MEÆ(2) 30200Z Jan 79
cH³47, 1979Dz DRSTS´MET(2) 052²50Z Jan 79
MaÈnt AdvIs Msg OV±1, RVÉ1 DRSTS³MÀW(2) 251950Z Jan 79
MaInt Advis Msg foÄ AIľÄaÊt and SeÄvI¾Ing Àqpt (Oh±ËbAÁ UH̲B/c/D/h/M, AH´Í/T/S, THDz,
cH±µ7A/B/c, cH´54ÇÎBÁ OV±1, AÏ5Á D5ÎB,
06
and MSUÐ1) DRSTS³MEG(2) 041550Z Jan 79
½8
Fill tHe tank Of a suitable spr¹Yer
with a mixtUre Of 1 Part cLeAner,
B&B
3100, tO 4 parts water¶ ºOu need abOut
21
gaLlO±s» ¼S½ 6850-00-18¾¿7594
wilL get yOu a ha±dy 5¿gAL can Of the
turbine engine cLeAner¶
'COurse, yOu neVer sprAy cleaning
sOLutiOn Or waÀer intO an engine that is
running
²²² cOuld
damage
the
cOMÁ
pressOr blades for real!
¼ever Wash a hOt engine becAuse
sOme
Of the inter±al engine cOM¿
·Ote the bird tO the washrAck And
wheeL up An auxiLiary pOwer unit,
when available²
·Âke Off bOth haLves Of the particle
pOnents
cOuld
be
warped
in
the
prOcess² FOLLOwing OperatiOn, lEt Ãer
cOOl dOwn fOr at least 45 miNutesÄ
DiscOnnect the fuel cOntrOl presÅ
sure
sensing
Line
frOm
the
inlet
hOusing² COver the hOusing and cap
the Line²
·I
I
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