PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-510
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 510
MAY 1995
5.
Flush It
Do engine flUsHes by THe book and by
any sUpplemenT yoUr Uni± Has wr²±Ten
To combaT local condiTions.
Again,
THoUgH³ only Use poTable waTer´
6±
EµsY ACC¶ss
·oUr aircra¸'s access doors Have ¹He
welcome maT oUT ºr sand and dUsT´
»ven wHen closed, access doors jUs±
don¼T seal TigHT enoUgH To keep oUT THa±
peneTraTing sand½ So seal ¾em.
Make a gaskeT fRom ¿À ¿Un a
bead oÁÂ ¿Ã aroUnd THe access door
opening½ STre±cH some plasTic wrap
over THe ¿Ä and sHUT THe access door
genTLy½ WHen THe ÅÆ Has cUred³ open
THe door and remove THe plasTic´ Bingo,
yoUÇve goT a ÈÉal½
PS 510
7²
ÊtËs ÌÍwÎYs ÏÎtt¶ÐѶs
Seems like no maTTer wHaT THe condi-
±ions, baTTerÒes need special aTTenTion½
Ón THe dayTÔme HeaT, THe nigHTTime cold
and THe consTanT blowing sand of The
deserTÕ elecTrolyTe levels and connec-
Tions need ÁÖeqUenT cHecks´
Make sUre any cHanges in yoUr main-
Tenance procedUres or ÔnTervals Have
yoUr commander×s blessing½ Keep in
mind, ±HoUgH, THaT mainTenance by THe
book and by scHedUle is jUsT a parT of
mainTenanCe
in
THe deserT´ ØHeck²ng
and recHecking yoUr aircrafT is a fUll-
Time job´
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