PS Magazine - APRIL 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 353
APRIL 1982
When
you
get
your
next
T-53
engine back from overhaul, it may
'
come in a bag. The engines are beiNg
Returned to tHe using units in reusable
environmental bags, ±S± 8145-01-
068²2437.
The protective bag is used with the
old Dam³shell type engi´e ContaineR.
The
bag
Is
zipped
shut with a
The
claMµshell,
tho¶ no
longer
is
special
closure
tool.
The
zip³lock
hermetically sealed and it now takes
closure provides an airµtig·t seal.
only ¸0 bolts to secUre its lid. Small
The closure tool is stored in i¹s own
gouges or other openings in the clam-
pouch, along with instruºtio»s For the
shell
container
are
no
longer
a
use of the bag.
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There¼ A special pouch also fo½ the
bag¾s
desiccant, ±S± 6850-00-264-
6562, thE unit¿s dehydRator agent.
The
bag
has
its
own
huÀidity
indicator.
Áhen
the
DamÂshell
is
closed, the indicator is visible througÃ
•
an inspection port. The humidity level
ÀarK.
Äll this is to protect the engine. BuÅ
iÅ will not get the job done if the bag is
noÅ sealed right or is torn or puncÆ
tuReÇ.
Èips and punctures can be repaired,
tho. Ése the repaiR kit that comes with
the bag. You¾ll find it and repair
instructions in the pouch with the
closure tool. Tape, ±S± 7510µ00µ266µ
50¸6, can also be used to field fix the
bag. Tape ¹he holeÊ from Ëoth sides.
The clam-shell cover is bolted on
wÌith 2 bolts at each corner of the
container and ¸ bolt on each side .
Í
Îake sure the lid is not pinching the
bag.
SO, fÏr first class travel, put youR T³
53 engine in a bag.
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prevent water from co Lecting in t
e
clamp and corroding the magnesium
housing.
Áhile you¼re at it, index the clamp
assembly to the
engine
for easieR
Ðnstallation next time.
Ésing yellow paint on the 3.25-in
clamp
cutÑoutÒextended
onto
the
engine housingÓwill do ¹he trick.
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