PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-413
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 413
APRIL 1987
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AH-1 Series .±
I
a Pl¸ce fO¹ EveºthIng
I
So
m
e
Cobra piots toss theIr logbook over the Instrument panel dash agaInst the
font
wIndshIeld.
±t
-²³´µ¶·¸¹º
doesn't hurT the log»
book, but It puts ¼e
hurt on the bIrd's raIn
RovAl
tn
sWI½h¾
I
¿e logBOk bÀs
the swItch's electrIcal
wIrIng, there's no Áay
to control the Fow oÂ
hot aIr over the ÃIndÄ
shIeld.
You end up
wIth
a
melted
or
waÅ wÆndshIeld and
restrIcted vIsIbIlIÇ.
Don't to² logbook hERE
.±²
·
³t´ll bREak wµRµng!
StorE your logbook In yÈour helmet bag wIth other loose gear. Éhen sÊsh the
bag under the back seat.
Éhe logbook's out o the way there but stiL easy to reach when you're ready
to dePart the aIrcraË.
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APR 87
¶H·¸ Se¹iºs
³´µ ¶
BOGUS »U¼l B½OSt PUmp
Dear Windy,
GrOUND THa± Bird
²F 'ou GE± Ca³´µ¶· LµGh¸S
FO»
¹ºe f»¼l b½½s¾
PUMp¼½
Our TM's not clear about the status of our CobRas when the fuel
boost pump caution lights come on during Fight. Our
-¿ À Á
lists
troubleshooting procedu±s, and the
-2Â
gives us ²he cor±ctive ac-
tion to take. But neither mentions anything about the aircraft's stAtus
once it's back on the grouNd.
Should the bird be ³ed X'd until the problem is fixed or should it
get a circle ³ed X on the D´ µorm
240Ã-¿Â,
restricting ¶ght above
Ä,000
feet?
SµC ³. D.
Dear Sergeant R. D.,
Your bird's fUel boost pumps are components oF the ±el system. So any tIme
thE require maintenance-a²er the caution lights
c
on, For ³le-the bird
is grounded until the maintenance is complete.
´iG
¾¿¾
oF DA
pÅ
738À75¾
lµsts the c¶te¶a For Red
X
ent¶es on DA ´o·
2408¿¾3Á
¸teM
¾2
covers ±el ¹stems.
ÆPR 87
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