PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-436
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 436
MARCH 1989
UH-60A Black Hawk .
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f you add too much oil to your bird's main transmIssion, the excess oIl wiLL
chuR in the inpUt module and cause the main gearbox to overheat.
So here's what to do:
Wait at least 2 hours after your bird has been shut down to check the oil
level. That insures
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all oil has draIned back into the oil sump.
±Check the oil level using the CO²D level marking on the diPstick. Some
dIpstIcks are calIbrated f³r checking coLd leve´s only, whIle others are caLibrated
on one side f³r coLd levels and on the other side f³r hot LeveLs.
µEyeball your bird's dIpstIck f³r a part number. ¶N 70351-08164¸103 is
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to 17¹º Inches Long f»om the top of the cap to the end Qf the stIck. ¼t
should be ½5¾º to 15¿ Inches Fom the top of the cap to the ADD mark and
15¹º to À5ÁÂ/
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à inches Fom the top of the caP to the ÄŲ² COÆD mark.
¶Ç 70351È08½64ÈÀ04 Is sLightLy shorterÉÀ6ÁÊËà to À6
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à Inches Fom oÍe
end to the other. Ärom the top of the cap to the ADD mark shouLd be 15ÎÏ to
À6
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/Ѻ inches. And Fom the cap to the ÄÅ²Æ CO²D mark shouLd be 15ÒËà to
À5Ó
Ð
à Inches.
Ôf the marks on eIther dIpstick are Incorrect, repLace it with NSN 6680Õ0Ö×16ÖÕ
2840.
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M´R 89
maµntenance PlatFor¶s .
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owÈleveL platf³Øms weIgh only about 1½5 pounds. Moderately high winds or
rotor wash Fom a neÙrby aircraft Úan and wILl push 'em around. Anything that
gets in the way is bound to suÛer.
²iKe the ÅHÜÀ that got In the way of a maintenance platÝrm blown 30 feet
by the rotor wash of a ÅHÞ60ß Scratch one chin bubbLe!
Don't let It happen to you. Move 'em inside the hangar or chaIn 'em outsIde.
±f your un²t has not rece²ved
a meSsage you have an ³nterest
³n, check w´th your next h²gher
headquaRers.
UH-60-88µ12¶
SOF, Maint Manda·
tory, -Revision to
UH-60-88-10
mes±
²A!e³
inspection of troop/gunner
seat ´Nd three man medevac upper
suppoµassemblies,
0±±800Z
¶ov
B8.
OH-58·88·05¶
SOF, Maint Manda¸
to¹, Inspection and manual change
concerning
contºol cable to fuel
sHutoff valve³
0±2200Z
¶ov
8B²
CH-47¸88-16¹
SOF»
Opeºational³
¼Dentification of additional eme½Gen±
cY Descent pºoceduºes,
03± BOOZ
¶ov
8B³
OH-58-88º06¶
SOF» Maint Manda±
to¹, ¼nspection of P/¶
¾¶
320´6,
¶S¶
53±0µ00-±76µ8±±0
nuts until
replacement,
09±900Z
¶ov
BB¶
CH·47·88·17»
SOF,
Ope¿ational,
Correction to identification of addi±
tional emeºgencY descent proceÀ
duresÁ
092300Z
¶ov
BB·
·¸R ¹9
OV·1·88·05¶
SOF,
Maint MandaÀ
to¹, Life extension of the
MK-J5D
ejection seat rocket
motor ¶S¶
±377µ00-244¸±578¹ ±42300Z
¶ov
BB³
AH¼1½88-11¶
SOF, Maint MandaÂ
to¹, Inspection of Pö ¾¶320Ä5,
¶S¶
53±0-00º176»B±09
anD P/¶Å
¾¶320Æ6³ ¶S¶
53±0-00-176-8±±0
nuts until ºeplacement,
±62300Z
¶ov
88¼
UH-60·88·13¶
SOF³ Technical, InÀ
spection retention pin P/¶
70±03º
OB±07µ±0±
for missing segments³
17± BOOz
¶ov
8B½
CH-47·88¾18¶
SOF³
Technical,
Engine
cross
shaft
inspection,
± B0022Z
¶ov
8B·
U·21·88·03¶
SOF, OperationalÇ Re¸
stºictions in aiºdºop pºocedures in
jump formations,
2±±300Z
¶ov
88¾
AH-64·88·15»
SOF³ Maint Manda·
toºy, ¼nspection of fuel hose assem±
blies for premature aging,
2±2200Z
¶ov
8B¿
37
Cº»
¿
E¼½ phON¾:
ºu»¿V¿À ÁÂÃÄ2ÅÁÁ
(Æ4 ǿȽS)
AHÀ64¸88-M±M·15¶
¾Dvance notice
to extend the wheel bearing mainte±
nance period³
092000Z
¶ov
88³
UH-60-M±M-88-10¶
Removal
of
main module oil pumps,
222300Z
¶ov
88·
AH-64-88½16¶
ÈOF³ Maint MandaÉ
torY³ Revision to
AH-64À8BÁ ±5¹
In±
spection of fuel hose assemblies foº
premature aging,
2±2330Z
¶ov
B8¶
C¸12·88-0Á¶
SOFÇ
±0,000
houº
fatigue life on wing spars,
2±2330Z
¶ov
B8¶
OH·6-88µ08¶
SOF, Êechnical, In±
spection foº location of night visËon
goggles terminal block,
2±2300Z
¶ov
8B¶
UH-1-88-M±M·07¶
Ìngine torque
transmitter/indicatoº
incompatibilÀ
ity,
091900Z
¶ov
8B³
AH·1·88-MFM-05¶
ÌngÍne
torque
transmitÎer/indicator
incompatibil±
itYÏ
09±900Z
¶ov
88·
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