PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-582
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 582
MAY 2001
PS 582
MAY 01
35
CH-47D.
..
Don’t Just Eyeball It, Touch It
Don’t Just Eyeball It, Touch It
C
rew chiefs, you know the old say-
ing, "Look, but don’t touch." Well,
that won’t cut it when you pre-flight
your Chinook’s flight control closet.
Closet components control the
aircraft’s flight control functions and
hydraulic systems. If you overlook a
hydraulic leak or parts that are miss-
ing, it could affect your flight con-
trols and hydraulic system.
So use your hands to feel for
things like missing cotter pins, loose
cannon plugs and fittings, loose
bolts, plug pins that have backed out
from aircraft vibration and loose
hydraulic lines.
Missing these problems could
mean a quick return to earth for you
and your craft. Your best bet is to
look and touch.
Look and feel for
missing or loose
hardware
your
flight
control
closet
looks
good to
me!
“looking good”
isn’t
enough. You’ve got to roll
up those sleeves and get
your hands dirty.
582. 34-35 (C)
4/3/01
11:23 PM
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