PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-462
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 462
MAY 1991
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Dear Editor,
Moisture seeps through the tall rotor gearbox vented cap
on our Kiowas and contaminates the oil.
We cap the cap wIth a vehicle oiL sample boTle± Here's
how:
1.
Cut off the bottle²s threaded neck³
2±
Pack the bottLe wIth cotton to absorb moisture±
3²
Stick the bottLe over the cap and tape it tight±
4³
Attach a "Remove Before FLIght´ streamer by running a
wire through the bottle and streamerµ
Vo¶·a! No more outside moIstu¸e contamination¹
´LT
Stephen º³ »odss
AºO New York
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