PS Magazine - JANUARY 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 350
JANUARY 1982
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If you're about to haul equipment or
supplies, the cargo platfoRm must be
installed to protect the Rear flooR from
punctuRes.
ObseRve the static port to make suRe
it±s not plugged with diRt²
The crew door, landing gear and
passeNger Seat belts should be secure
and uNdamaged²
Inspect the ³ag on the first aid kit to
maKe sure the Last inspection was
within 24 moNths² The fire extin-
guisher test is due eveRy 6 months²
Focus on the hydraulic reservoir,
servos aNd flight contRols. TheRe
shouLd be No leaks and the reservoir
fluid leve´ should be Oµ¶ The main-
tenaNce pub has the leakage ´imits.
Here±s where you get a chaNce to use
some preventive mainteNance savvy,
right out of the maintenance manua·²
EyeBA·· the hydrau·ic servo actuator.
¸ny rotation of the ·ock nut iN eitheR
direction, as iNdicated by noN¹a·ineº
ment of the s»ippage marks oN the lock
Nut, MeaNs the seRvo cy·inder has to Be
Rep·aced¶ The bird Can¼t Be f»owN
because this is a red
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coNdition²
½ake a fiNgeR test at the actuator
coveR assemb·y² TheRe shou·d be No
foreigN materia· that wou»d restrict
fu·» trave» of the contro»s¶
DuRing your traNsm1ss¾0n check¿
make sure the f·uid »eve» is Oµ²
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spot damage to the particle sepÀ
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Áa dRiVe shaft fÃÄ arator, PÅra 4¹46 iÆ TÇ 55¹È52ÉÊ228Ë
GRease ´eakage, dÌsco´oRa³ÌoÍ, de³eÎ
23 has the P½ word. For examp·e¿
RÌoRatÌon and c´eaRaÍce betWeeÍ the separators with 25 or more damaged
fiRe shÌe´d aNd shaftÏ
2Îpiece Ði»ter e·emeNts must be reº
paired¶ ÑeÒaRators with 25 or moRe
damaged one¹piece e·ements have to
be rep·aced.
HoÓe in oN the Ô½ antenna¶ Use
oNLy finger pressure when checking it
Ðor attachment to the fuselage. ½uscle
poweR here leads to a loose antenna
that±ll keep your BirdÕ on the ground¶
¸s you puLl your Daily¿ glance
arouNd at the generaL condition of the
Öe suRe the oi· coo·er ducting is biRd±s skin.
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black× powdeRy riNg
secuRe²
Inspection of the partic·e separator
at the engine inØet can generate some
live·y discussioÙs among mechaNics¶ If
around rivets means theyÚre workiNg.
Ñome sheet metal repair is iN order
duriNg scheduled maintenaNce¿ so
write Ûem up¶
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