PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 383
OCTOBER 1984
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Here±s
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Pitch for New Links
Kiowa mechs, next Time you geT main
roTor piTcH links, eyeball them careflly.
IF The NSN is 3040-01-152±4578,
you've goT tHe new PiTcH li²k³ It's beT´
Ter Than li²k, NSN 3040-00µ¶28-16·7³
BuT There are some imporTanT
diF´
Ferences between the Two³
¸or instance, C28 To ¹M 55-¶520º
2·8»23-¶ Tells you The new pitcH links
don'T need a 300-hour or 6µmonth in´
sPection³ ¹he old ones do³
On ¼he new piTch link assem½ly, THe
Fine THreads are on the UpPer clevis and
coarse Threads on tHe lower³ ¹hat's the
oPPosiTe oF The old¾sTyle links³
WHen rePlacing PiTcH links, use either
2 old sTyle or 2 new ones³ ¿ever mix
old and new tyPes³
Check out Changes 30 and 3¶ to the
¹À For The inFÁ on how to adjust THe
new li²ks³
Cat 1 EIR Phone:
AUTOVON 693-2066
(24 hours)
If your unit has not received a
message you have an ±nterest
in, cHeck witH y²ur next h³ghe´
headquarters.
Cµ 47¶84¶·0
SOF Maintenance
MaNdItory, 1-t±me iNspeclioN of
CH²470 fLooR beams. 26153³Z Jun
84´
Uµ¶1¶84¸03
SOF, UHµ1 tuRnbuck¶e
bodies· 2121¸³Z jun 84¹
SOU¸GEN¶MEM¸84¶01
SafetyºOf»
Use Technica¶¼ ½UXCO AF-5
hydrau¶±c dispenseR¾ ³8¿5¸³Z Jun
84´
Cµ¶47¶84¸09
SÀF Operat±onaL¼
OpeRatoR's restrict±on on specific
CH-47D'sÁ 212³¸³Z juN 84´
Cµ¹54¶84-01
SOF MaiNteNance
MaNdaloRy¼ ¿-t±me iNspection of
CH-54ÂMain RotoR b¶ade pocket
cRack stop dr±¶Ãing´ ³6¿5¸³Z juN
84Ä
OV¶1¹84¶03
SÀF Åechn±ca¶,
OV-1Ƽ C inspection of ma±N LandÇ
±ng geaR toRque aRms¹ 1916³³Z
juNe 84Á
MIMºOµ¸»¼¶MEM¶01
OH-ÈA time
40
before overhauL
add±t±on to
T½
55-152³µ2¿4µ2¸¹ 22¿745Z juN 84Á
MIM¶Cµ¶47¸84¸M¾M¹08
ExpandÉ
ed CH-47C/D p±tch LiNk ±Nspect±oNÊ
18¿445Z jun 84Ë
MIM¶U¶21¸84¶MEM¸03
PropeR iNÌ
sta¶LÍtioN of cotter pIns iN Uµ21
¶and±ng gear aNd retract systemÎ
¿814¸³Z jun 84Á
M¿M¶G¾N¹84¹M¾M¹05
Ammun±É
t±oN info, re¶ease of hydroGen gas
from buLg±ng ÏAµ¿9 meta¶ conÇ
ta±NersÐ 2¿19³³Z jun 84
OCT 8±
DA Forms
240³´13 µ
HeRe±S Where They Go
¸or good mai²Tenance and saFe Fly´
ing, keep tHose DA ¸orms 2408-13 and
Their sUpPlements wHere they belong³
BUt iT's not necessary to keep every
pÂece oF paper FÁrever³ Ãere's The
lowdown on the disposiTion oF the -¶3 's
and their sUPPlemenTs³
KeeP a 6ÄFLying-monTh File oF -Å3 's,
as ¹À 38-750, Æara Å0µ37d(Ç) says³ As
eacH new monTh is added, destroy THe
µ¶3 's thaT are 7 monThs old³ BUt iF tHe
bird doesn'T Fly For a month, don't
cÈUnT it³ Drop oÉF The seve²th mo²th
only aFter the aircraFt FLies again³
IF yoÊr unit takes Part in Aviation
System Command's Sample Data Col´
lection Ærogram, don'T destroy tHe
µÅ3 's³ AFter 6 montHs, tUrn Them over
TË your onµsite FÌeld monitor³
¸orms or cHecklisTs that go with the
DA 2408µÍ3 are considered continua-
OCt 8²
41
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Tio² sheeTsÎFor examPle, the phased
maintenance cHecklist, ÏÐ ¸orm 24Ñ4,
rotor smooTHing record and serial
number checklists³
Keep THose PaPers wiTh The -¶3 's in
THe 6-month-Flying File³ ¹he uniT com´
mander decides where to keep Those
Files, as long as they 're noT in The
aircraFt³
AT The end oF 6 monThs, destroy
ThemÎexcepT For The ÆÀ cHecklisT and
The preve²taTive maintenaÒce Periodic
(ÆÀÆ) insPection PaPerwork³ ¹hose,
along with the appropriate DA ¸orm
2408-¶3, are senT to:
CommAnder
CoRpus ChRIstI ¼½my Depot
¼TTN: D¾S¼V¿EL¾ À
Stop
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CoRpus ChÁIstI, TX 7ÂÃÄ9
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