PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-570

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 570

MAY 2000
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-570 - Page 27 of 46
FOD is a problem all the time.
FOD cans are a problem only
when you can’t find one, or
when it’s been blown over by
the wind and is rolling around
the airfield.
You can overcome these prob-
lems by making your own FOD
stations that won’t blow over,
that double as temporary stor-
age for contaminated fuel and
that are a fire extinguisher point.
Here’s how:
Start with an empty 55-gal oil
drum. Cut off the top with a
drum cutter, NSN 4910-00-478-
6982. Never use a cutting torch
to remove the top because the
torch could start a fire.
Clean the inside of the drum
with cleaning solvent.
Then, mix up about half of an
80-lb bag of pre-mixed concrete,
NSN 5610-00-985-1800, and put
it in the bottom of the drum. Tilt
the drum slightly while the con-
crete hardens.
After the concrete hardens,
drill a few drainage holes just
above the low side of the con-
crete. That will keep the water
from collecting in the drum.
Next, add a receptacle cover,
Install
the cover’s access door so that it
must be lifted to open—that
makes it easier to insert and re-
move things from the container.
Foreign Object Damage . . .
contaminated fuel can. The FOD junk
stays inside the can even if you fill it
to overflowing.
You can get a 20-lb dry chemical
fire extinguisher with NSN 4210-00-
257-5343. It comes with its own
mounting bracket that can be attached
to the side of the FOD drum. Secure
Paint a 5-gal military fuel can yellow and
mark it “CONTAMINATED FUEL.” Put it
inside the FOD station. You can store fuel
test samples in it for disposal later.
Use an old, topless 5-gal oil can to hold
FOD junk. You should mark it “FOD” and
store it inside the FOD station beside the
the fire extinguisher in the bracket and
mark the outside of the drum with FOD
FIRE POINT.
Your FOD station and fire point is
ready for use. It is heavy enough so it
won’t blow over and has a removable
FOD container that can be taken out
on the flight line to pick up FOD junk.
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a permanent
fod station has a
fire
extinguisher
, a
storage spot
for
contaminated fuel
, and a
fod can
you can take out on
the flight line.
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