PS Magazine - JANUARY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 398
JANUARY 1986
Brasso for WindOwS???
Dear Windy,
Recently I was asked to order new g±eenhouse windows fr my
aircraFt because they were Foggy and hard to see through. But
instead oF ±eplacing them, I pol²shed them with ordinary B³sso!
In about
30
minutes I had them looking like new.
I Feel iF more crew chieFs used B±asso, they coul´ save a lot oF
moneY on all plastic helicopter windows.
Dear SpecialIst
W.± L ,
Yu're rIght on wIth thE BRAsso-buT be carEfl! PaRA 2±127d oF
TM
5²³´520µ228¶23·1 says to Use It aN a small ¸¹ oF cheeºecloTh to remove mI»or
sc¼tchEs and mIld dIstortIon In your bIrd½s cabIn ROoF wIndows.
But never U¾e It to clean any o¿ the othEr wIÀÁwsÂ
I²
Ãse the TrÄÀ¾parenT
plastIc sÃÅace polIsh kIt, ÆSÆ 1560Ç00±450È3622, lIke It says In PaÉ 2Ê37
oF
TM
55Ë1500Ì333±2ÍÎ CleanIng Procedures Ïor ÐrMy ÑIrcraÒÓ
t
OH-6A, OH-58A&C, UH-1± Series .²³
TOOth Hangup
There's a good reason fr installing those sawtooth blades in the bird±s wire
strike protection syStem like your TM's say.
²awtooth blades are supposed to abrade the wire befre it goes into the cutting
blades so the wire cuts easier. Always put the sawtooth blades in with the teeth
Fcing the cutter throat.
I³ you put tHe blades in with the teeth Fcing away ´om the cutter, loose wiRes
oR cables can haNg up oN a tooth and jump over the cutter bladesµ
alw´yµ h´vE
tEEth f´cE
cuTER bl´dEµ
4³
JAN 86
I¶ your bird's dooR seals won't stay
gLued to the ·selage, cRew chie¶¸¹ try
gLuing them to the doors insteadº
»eRe's how:
¼emove the loose oR damaged seal
´om the ·selage with toluene, ½²½
´µ1¶-¶¶-2µ1-2¶¶2·
Be sure to weaR
plastic gloves when handling toluene.
Clean the edge o¶ the dooR with a
clean
cloth
anD
methyl-ethyl¾Ketone
(ME¿), À²½
´µ1¶¸¶¶¸2µ¹¸27µ5º
²and the eDge o¶ the door with
1µ¶-
grit
sandpapeR,
½²À
5»5¶¼¶¶¼721¸
µ117º
CLean the sanded area agaiN with a
clean cloth and ME¿.
Glue the RubbeR seal, ½Á½
9»9¶-¶¶-
1»»-´½72¾
to
the
dooR
edge
with
adhesive, ½²À
µ¶½¶-¶1-1»´-5½´½º
When yoU're removing the doors fR
hotÂweather missions, taKe extRa care
not to grab Hold o¶ the seals. ½o matter
how well they're glued on, tHey won't
stay on long i³ theyÃre used as a door
handle or liÄing device.
JAN 86
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