PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-517
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 517
DECEMBER 1995
All Aircraf
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f your feEt aRE FREEzing aT ThE vERy ThoughT oF doing maintEnancE on F±oZEn
FlIght-LInE bI²ds, hERE a²E somE ²uLEs to makE youR job EasiER.
RuLe One:
D³Ess LiKE a FivE´minuTE maIntEnancE Job is going To takE an houRµ
BundlE up and wEa² g¶ovEs· ¸f you don't¹ ¹ .iF you d²Ess likE youº²E going To youR
porcH To gEt ThE nEwspapER
..» youºll rUsH THE job¼ pull poor PM and ²isK Exposu²E
illnEssEs. Su²E½ winTE² cLotHing is bulKy¾ So allow morE TimE To do ThE job and
takE youR tImE whILE do¿ng ¿T¹
RuLe Two:
CovE² you³ bIrdÀ Áf you² bIRd is covE²Ed youÃvE won Half thE coLd
wEathEr battlE¾ ÁF you canºT covER your aircraFTÂ ÄOÅlow thE icE and snow cLEa²ing
Tips on pagE
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RuLe th±Ee²
Æor a long maintEnancE jobÇ rig a shEltE² a³ound ThE aircRaFÈÉ
MakE onE that will work FO² you. SomE units usE cargo paracHuTE canop¿EsÊ
ËthErs usE various KInds oF canvas and tEnTagEÉ
WaRm tHE EnclosEd a²Ea and tHE ai²c²afT w¿Th a gRound hEatER¹ PREHEaTing a
cold-soaKEd biRd b²ings TorTurEd mETal and sEals back To ²EliablE sHapEÊ P²EHEaTÌ
ing alÍo gEÈs lubricanTs and Hyd²auÎic FLuids waRmEdÉ ÏhaT ²EducEs ThE sTrain on
EnginEs and TRansmIssionsÊ
ÐEEp a FirE EXT¿nguIsHEr Handy whEn you º³E using ThE ground hEatEr and kEEp
tHE HEatE³ away from FuEl and oÑL dRains½ vEnTs and suppLy TanKs¹
RuLe Fou³:
ÒEsist ThE urgE To usE shoRtcuts. ÁF THE cold ¿s too inTEnsEÓ brEaK
your maintEnancE TasK inÔo small cHunks or usE ThE buddy systEm wHE²E onE
mEcHanic waÕms wHilE ThE oThER works.
RuLe ´Iveµ
Grounding youR b¿Rd is cRiTicaL¾ ÖHE coldE² tHE wEaThErÓ ThE driEr
ThE a¿r; thE dRIEr tHE a¿RÂ THE morE staTic ELEcTricITy gEnE³aTEd.
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