PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 385
DECEMBER 1984
REMARKS
REMARKS
O
flCER
IN CHAr
TECHNiCAL iNSPE
Dear Editor,
We aviation types at Ft. Bragg have come up
with a form that lets us keep tabs on an aircraft's
status during a phase or periodic inspection±
The worksHeet, taped to the biRd's nose, lets
us see at a glance who's doing what, ²hen± It
a/so notes what parts are needed, so we can rev
up the logistics system and get the bird back into
the air soonest³
CPT John Garcia
´Tµ Bragg, NC
(tor's nOTeSuNd
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g±²D R³cGE´µ¶· ¸¹ºl)
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Heater AsbEsTos Hazard
.±² S THe dUcts MAY B
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Asbestos
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your 250,000 BTU heater s hot air duct can be dangerous ±o your
heal±h. If you brea±he in asbestos dust, you may get ''asbestosis²² or lung cancer.
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Some 1³-in ducts were lined With asbestos for a FW Fet on one end. The
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asbestos may crack or ´lake oµ¶and be bloWn through the duct With the heated
air. L·ter ducts used fiberglass for lining.
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Che
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k for an asbestos lining in your ducts. Replace any asbestos¹lined duc±s
,
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Wºth fºberglass ducts, NSN 4720»00¼300¼0333½
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The asbestos lining is a Whi±e
¾
to
dirty gray and is coarsely Woven from
¿ heavy yarn. The fiberglass lining is
a darkÀcolored, neopreneÀcoa±ed fine
Ábric.
A
pencil
point
Will
Go
thru
the
asbestos lining easily but i must be
fOrced thrà the ´iberglass one.
YouÄ
II
find the Word on disposing of
asbestos in App D of DA Circular
40¼83À4Å
Æear gloves and respirator, NSN
4240¼00¼022Ç2524È When you handle a
duct containiÉg asbestos. The respirator
is p¿rt o´ the No.
i
Common SupÊ
plemen±al shop set.
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