PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 327
FEBRUARY 1980
other componEnts arE arriving at
ovErHaul faciLitiEs rustEd and
corroded-candidatEs for thE scrap
heap!
·
U±²1 Main rotor masts, for exaM³
pLE, are rEaJLy taking a beating during
sHipMEnt.
·
You may not bE abLE to Lay your
Mitts on thE rEusabLe mEtaL shipping
container, NSN 8145´00´083²8335µ
for thE mast. So, usE a woodEn
cntainEr. CHap 3 in T¶ 38´230´¸
(un 77) Has thE word on how to maKe
containers¹
Before yoº pacK thE mast, pEr Para
6²14» of T¶ 55´15¸0´¸10¼¸3 ½Feb 79)µ
rEmemb¾r tHat shipping and
Removing
mast? .
..
±². protect
It!
be ground down oncE to reMove
damaGe, after wHicH i
Has
scrapped.
So, clean tHat baby witH dry cLeanin¿
ÀÁ soLvEnt, P´D²680, NSN 6850´00²¸74´
54¸1Â Use dry, filtered LowÃpressure
air to remove tHE soLvent froM HoLEs
Next, coat tHe Äntire mast and
earings witH a coLd appLication of
orrosion prEvEntive compound, NSN
030´»0´¸31²¸345Å
Wrap tHe Mast witH greasEprooÆ
fLexible barrier matEriaL, NSN 8135²
00´¸¸4´8885, and secure it witH
preÇsurEÈsensitive tape, NSN 7510´
00´663´»199. The wrap wiLl prevent
tHe presErvative from rubbing off.
Be sure you incLudE tHe DA Form
1577 rEpairabLe tag, DA Form ¸410
component record, and otHÉr recorÊs
in tHe containEr. UsE a grEasEproof
enveLopE for tHE paperworK.
To protect tHE mast froM daMagE
during
sHipping,
usE
cELLuLosE
cËsHioninG matEriaL, NSN 8135´00´
183¼8814, and maKE surE tHE mast is
HeLd firmLy in thE container.
After yOu closE tHe containEr EyEbaLL
tHe marKings to seE tHat thEy agrEE
Ì
witH what yoÍ're shippinG. THEn,
stenciL tHe DA Form ¸410 controL
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