PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-589
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 589
DECEMBER 2001
moments
later.
..
…an avoidable
accident! you
were too cheap
to pay for PM,
and it cost you
your life!
cratchett.
you
still here? why
aren’t you home
with your family?
I’ve got
to get
back to
the
motor
pool.
but.
..
you told
me
-
oh… and I’ll
be getting us
that
space
heater!
merry
christmas
to one
and all!
PS 589
DEC 01
35
“One size fits all” is true for many baseball caps. But it does not work for aircraft
hardware such as the screws, turnlock fasteners, nuts and bolts used to secure the
access doors, panels and covers on your bird’s airframe.
A slightly longer bolt, fastener or screw may
fit the hole, but the head sticks out a bit too far.
It’ll snag your skin or rip your uniform. Worse
yet, it could vibrate loose and fall out during
flight. Then your bird’s doors, covers and pan-
els could fall off.
Good PM calls for using the right part in the
right place. Always. Never guess.
When you’re doing aircraft pre-flight checks,
eyeball your aircraft for missing hardware.
If any hardware needs replacing, check your -23P manual and use the size and
type of screw or turnlock fastener called for.
Inspect aircraft for loose,
missing or wrong fasteners
This
bird’s
got a few
screws
loose!
Somebody
used the
wrong
screws!
I’ve got
the
same
problem!
oh, spirit! I
have learned
the error of
my ways!
please give
me one more
chance to do
pm the right
way!
forget it! and
from now on we
do
pm
the
right
way! no more
shortcuts!
all
pm will
be by the
book with the
proper tools!
wha-?
where
am I?
and it’s still
christmas
eve.
I’m
back in
my own
bed…
All Aircraft…
589. 34-35 (C)
10/25/01
6:17 PM
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