PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-577
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 577
DECEMBER 2000
Tip Five:
Always ground your bird.
The colder the weather, the drier the
air; the drier the air, the more static
electricity is generated. To beef up your
knowledge on grounding, check out
Page 2-11 in FM 10-67-1.
nance job will take an hour. Bundle up
and wear gloves. If you don’t—and
you dress like you’re going to get the
mail—you’ll rush the job, pull poor
maintenance and risk exposure. Sure,
winter clothing is bulky. So allow your-
self more time to do the job.
Tip Two:
Cover your bird. If it’s cov-
ered, you’ve won half the cold war
against Mr. Freeze. If you can’t cover
your aircraft, follow the ice and snow
clearing tips on Page 43 of PS 576.
b-but i sh-
shoulda
dress
-ssed for the
cold war
!
p-p-pm is
important
...
for you. Some units use various kinds
of canvas and tentage.
Warm the enclosed area and the air-
craft with a ground heater. Preheating
a cold-soaked bird brings frozen metal
and seals back to shape. Preheating also
warms cold lubricants and hydraulic
fluids. Preheating aircraft reduces the
strain on engines and transmissions and
improves engine start-up.
Keep a fire extinguisher handy
when you’re using the ground heater
and keep the heater away from fuel
and oil drains, vents and supply tanks
and tentage.
Tip Four:
Resist the urge to use
shortcuts. If Mr. Freeze gets to you,
break your maintenance task into small
portions or use the buddy system where
one mechanic works while the other
comes in from the cold.
i've been
pulling pm
for
a while now. better
get
inside
for
a spell.
Keep aircraft covered
Tip Three:
For a long maintenance
job, bring the bird inside or rig a shel-
ter around it. Make one that will work
All Aircraft . . .
PS 577
36
DEC 00
i wonder if
that flock of birds
is
ready
for a
breath
of
winter
?
good pm
beat
me this
battle
, but
the
cold
war's
not
over!
PS 577
37
DEC 00
r Freeze is always looking for an
opportunity to put your bird and you
on ice while you’re on the flight line
doing maintenance. Here are some tips
to help you fight the freeze.
Tip One:
When the hawk is whip-
ping up, dress like a 5-minute maint-
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