PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-425
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 425
APRIL 1988
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A Little Dab'±l
Undo You
Many of your bird's major
components need lube, crew
chiefS, but the taillight's not
one of ±em!
²o be mighty careFl wheN
you service your Huey's tail
rotOr gearbox and chip detec-
tor that you don't spill any oil.
If you d³ and the oil runs
down t´e tailboom into the
taillight, it can short out the
lightµ
TheN your bird's ¶·C ¸R
night ¹ight until theº light's
»xed¼
To prevent trouble if sp½lls
happen, cover the taillight
w½th towels or rags wheN you
service the gearboxµ
It'll only take a minute and
it might save you an hour¾
Careful, Kiowa mechs, when you
drill out rivets in Your bird's air¿ame to
replace a wiNdshieldµ
²haviNgs can fAll into the
J600
plug
that holds theÀimpedence matching net"
work anD circuit card at the rear of the
instrumeNt panelµ
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If the shavings get into the circuit
card's contacts, they short out your
commo gearµ
Áhat adÂs up to a lot of grief in repair
time and costµ
²o Next time, be¸re you drill out
rivets on a windshield, remove the cirÃ
cuit card ¿om the plug and put a sÄrip of
duct tape over the plugµ This will proÅ
tect the circuit carDµ
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