PS Magazine - MAY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 330
MAY 1980
"
When the APU is being cranked up,
Pilots shouldn't taxi with tHe tail
crew chiefs, stand clear of the exhaust wheel locked .
.. more sheer pins get
stack because th±t
²
downward bLast of broken that way!
.-
±
'²³
±´,µ¶·¸¹º»¼½
Your B³ack
´
µ±wk is a sophisticaTed
bird, crew chiefs. You caR¶t maintain it
right without referring to the books.
You h±ve to use ±ll the ·M 55-1520¸
·
¹
237-23-series manuals.
With a 10-hr/5-day inspection and
± 500-hr Periodic inspection, your
1".:±=
maintenance
chores will be fewer on
this bird, tho.
For
example,
the
el±stomeric
b
g
º
±
bearings in the main rotor require no
i
E;»
_
²³
¼
½
¾
:
¿
"
+ÀÁ
Â
Ã
Ä
@´µ
F
=ÅÆÇubrication. ·he same goes for the tail
rotorÈno lube job needed.
ÉCourse, pilots routIneLy use check
lists ±nd sHutting down tHe bird is no
exception. ·He droop stOps can be
dam±ged if the coLLective is nOt HeLd 1
to 2 inches from the bottom positIonÊ
·hat pl±cement ±ËLows tHe dÌoop
stops to cLose ÍroperLy, cusHiOning tHe
bLades ÎÊ Ïitem 14 In ÐÑ 55ÒÓ5Ô0Õ2Ö7Õ
C× (Ñay
79).
You won't be pulling the transmisØ
sion cÙip detector plug due to fuzz on
the
plug .
.. no more
f±lse
warning
lightsÚ ·he chip deteÛctor burns off
those harÜless deposits, ±lerting the
pi³ots to oNly ± genuine emergency.
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