PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 387
FEBRUARY 1985
Aircraft engines, transmissions,
BeFore you pack the mast, Per
'
,
main rotor masts,
rotor blades and
±ara 6 140 of TM 55-1520-210-23-1,
C
.-
'
otHer components are arriving at over-
remember tHat shipping and temPorary
hauL ²cilities rusted and corroded³
storage time means any unprotected
candidates ´r tHe scRap Heap!
bare metal will rust and corrode. The
Uµ-1 main rotor masts, ´r example,
mast can be re¶Nished
only once to
are really
taking a bEating during
remove damage· After that, it has to
shipment·
be scrapped·
&
f
5
-(± ²
.
1
f±² '³I
³´µ¶·¸¹
·
So cLean with drycleaning solvent,
J
Rust can scrap
heap main
rotor mast
If you can¸t get a reusable me¹l shipº
ping
con¹i»er,
¼S¼
8145-00-08½¾
8335, fOr the mast, use a wooden conº
tainer· CHapter 3
i T
38-230¾2 shows
How to make containers·
±¿D-680· Àse dry, Áiltered, low-presÂ
sure air to remove tHe solvent Ãom
Holes and crevices·
¼ext, coat the entirÄ mÅst and bear¾
ings with a cold apPlication of corro-
´
1
sioÆ
preventive
compound,
¼S¼
8030¾00-WÇÈ
g37-&Ss±
Érap
the
mast
ÊËth
greaseprooÌ
C
q
<
Íexible barrier Îaterial, ¼S¼ 8135-
00Ï224-8885, and secure it with pres-
I
sure¾sensitive
tape,
¼S¼
7510¾00¾
µP
663Ð0199È THe wrap will prevent the
preservÑtive Ãom rÒbbing oÓ
Ôe sure yÕu include
Ö
tHe DA ×orm
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âonçêËneÙÈ ëse a GìeÛseÚÙooÌ eæVeíoÚe ÌoÙ çhe PÛÚeÙîoÙKÈ
To PÙoçeât tée ßast ÌÙoß daßaGe dïÙËnG shËPÚËæG, use âeííïíoèe âïèhËonËæG
ßaterËaí, ðS¼ 8ñ35-00-
3òóôá, Ûnd ßÛKe suÙe tée ßÛst Ës heíd ÌËÙßíy Ëæ
the âontaËneÙÈ
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îËth îhaç you÷ re shËPÚËnGÈ Then sçenâËö the
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×oÙß àáñ0 âoætÙoö nußÜeÙ oæ
the âontÛËneøÈ
·¸OTE¹º »ºHE¸ ¼OM½ONENTS
Éhen Packing an airùraft úngine Ën a metal shËPpiæg âontainer, use ProtectiVe
âovers at the enGine inlet and outletÈ Those engËne coætainers are ßoËsçÒre
FEB 85
Us¾ ¿h¾
sÀ¾cÁal cov¾r
o ÃÄÅ47
coNtrolíedÈ To keeP them çûaüýay, be
sure
you
add
the
riGht
amount
oÌ
Q
desiccant, as exPlained on Pages
W»Z¼
f½¾
of
Mi!²l
16þ
J
ÿ¼S¼ 6850-00¾2Ā-
ā
:
6Ă"/㥠gets a drum of 300 8¾unit bags;
ą
Ć
s 6 2 ¿
-6572 gets 150 bags with 16 ïnits eachÈ
Éhen sHiPping Cµć7 tÙansmËssioNs,
use the special protectËve coverÈ The
cover keeps moistÒre out oÌ the trans-
missËon and hoíds tHe Planeçary Gears
saĈly Ën placeĉ
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