PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-429
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 429
AUGUST 1988
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Forget Ramp Flags
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You don't have to maintaIn checkered flags on your a±1Field vehicLes any more,
thanks to a SMART suggestion by Craig S. Cameron o² ³o´t Rucker, Aµ.
Ramp ²Lags were orig±nalLy intended as a sa¶ty precautIon on ²ixed wing
runways.
They're now considered a sa¶ty hazard ±n and around hovering
heLicopters.
Make a note untiL this requirement is deLeted ·om Para 3-5h o²³M ¸-300, ³LIght
Operations and Air²ieLd Management, and AR 750-58, Printing, Camou²Lage
Painting, and Mark±ng o² Army Materiel¹
UH-60A BLade Folding Set
º² your BLack Hawk came »rom Sikorsky w±thout the bLade ²oLding set, NSN
¼560½0¸½082-9202, you need to order one. ºncLude your bird's serial number on the
requ±sition. º² you need repa±r parts, order them ²rom ³ig. ³7 o² TM 55-¸520½237-
23P-2¹
UH-60A VibratIon Absorber
The headshed says your BLack ¾awk doesn't need an upper cabin rear vibration
absorber i² the other tWo absorbers work OK. The word's in UH¿60¿MºM 88-0
l.
Task 9, Step 2 o² TÀ 55-¸520-237-23½5 tells how to remove the rear absorberÁ
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AUG 88
ALL the RIght Moves
Âhen you need to move your unIt's 4-ton seL²-propeLled crane fÃr a±rcra²t
maintenance and posItioning (SCAMP) to and ·om the ²ieLd, there's more than
one way to do itÄ
You can drive It very S-µ-Å-Â-µ-
Y
You can transport it by trÆck and traiLer.
You can sLingload it ²rom a CH-47 or CH-54.
Or yoÇ can have it towed by an M9¸6 or M920 tractor truck using the tanker's
tow bar, ÈSÈ 2540-00-378-20¼2.
ALl Éur ways o² movi g ·om poInt A to point B are described In TM 5-38Ê0-
302˸
O,
but i² you tow the SCAMP, never exceed 35mph. Here are some addItional
checks you need to make every 25 miLes i² you tow the SCAMPÌ Make sure:
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TransmissIon,
wheels and brakes are
not hot when you toUcH
them.
(Be careful. Wheels,
brakes and the trans·
mission may be real
hot!)
²
The ±ransMIssion
Is ²n neUtraL.
I
³he tow bar Is se-
cureLy fastened.
I
The tow/dr²ve Lever Is In
tow.
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I
I
I
AL´ ´Ug nµts are ¶IgHt.
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AUG 88
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