PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 383
OCTOBER 1984
When a Huey crew does a rapid
refEling job, the JP-4 can Flow so ±st
thaT iT spurts thR the ²el cell's rollover
air vent valve.
³haT will give the bird a bellyFul oF
JP´4µa Fire hazard For sure, as well as
a tricky clean-Up job.
A
new deFlector assembly, NSN
1680-0¶-¶¶5·3668, prevents that spurT¸
ing.
³he deFlector¹or baºFle¹goes o»to
the closed circuit refeli»g receiver
(CC¼¼) in accordance with MWO
55-¶520-2¶0-30½58, like so:
Disconnect the battery like Para 9¾36
oF ³M 55-¶520-2¶0-23-2 says.
You don't have To defel The bird.
Just keep the fel level below the
CC¼¿. Do the work in a weLl½ve»t¸
ilated area, and make sUre the aircraFt
is properly grounded.
Save the rEtaineR
and
14
screws
-±²³´
¼emove the cap, receiver assembly
and packing From the aircraFt.
Place the cap a»d receiver assemBly
on a clean sUr±ce with the FilLer ±ce
down. ³he "ÀPÁ mark o» the
assembly's top shoUld ±ce you.
Hold the deFlector open, wiTh the
rivet toward you and rivet head ±ci»g
down. Place the deFlector around the
4 screws Between the plaTe assemBly,
PN 75000Â-3Ã and The base assembly,
PN 750004Ä3Å
4
2
OCT 8±
Plate
Assembly
Base
AsseMbly
,
Close the deFlector and bend the lockÆ
ing tAbs up 30° To 40° to lock it i»
place. It should move Freely up and
down.
Put The CC¼¼ back i»to the bird.
Next time your aircraFt undergoes hot
refeli»g, there'll be no fss, no ºÇel
spills, no Fire hazard.
Lock
It
Up!
Dear Editor,
Here's a handy helpeR to
lock the Huey's cargo door.
We ha± our support cut a
piece of ² 040-inch alumi³
3/6"
dia.
num like so:´µ¶·
The lock snugs uP
agaiNst the roller support
over the door, with the
door paNel hinge piN thru
t¸e hole¹ Keeps uNauthorº
ized visitors out of ouR bir±
when we're not around»
609th TraNs Co
Hunter
aaF
5 3/6"
² 3/²"
(Editor's Note-OTher Huey crews should really lock onTo this idea!
Since doors shouldn't be locked during fLight, add a "remove beFore
fLight± sTreamer as a saFe²Y reminder.)
OCT 8±
4
³
´ 1/²"
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