PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-593
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 593
APRIL 2002
Tools…
R
epairmen, you’ll be chasing down a mess of lead BBs if the dead blow hammer
in your aviation footlocker cracks open. That could result in a FOD nightmare.
The hammer takes a beating when you’re working on aircraft rotor heads or doing
other prescribed maintenance. It takes more of a beating if you hit sharp surfaces.
Those blows can cut or crack it. Small cracks eventually get bigger. If they get
too big, the dead blow hammer splits open and BBs spill everywhere.
If that happens while you’re working
around the rotor head, you’ve got a FOD
problem that could take weeks to clean up.
So follow your TM instructions and use
the hammer only where a maintenance
procedure calls for it. Then inspect the
hammer periodically for cracks before
using it. Make sure BBs aren’t showing
through the rubber.
PS 593
APR 02
38
P
ilots and co-pilots, slow down! Unlatching and slinging lap belts to exit your
Chinook puts components of the lower console in harm’s way.
When you toss the belts, the buckle smacks the AN/ARC-201 radio and other
component knobs, buttons and switches on the intercommunications control system
(ICS) boxes, the KY-58, and the AN/ARC-186 radio.
If the lap belt buckle hits the AN/ARC-201 radio, for instance, it’ll crack or
scratch the liquid crystal display (LCD). That turns the LCD white, distorts the
numbers, and makes them unreadable. Then it’s NMC.
So take your time to exit the bird. Just unlatch the lap belt and place it on the seat
or next to you as you leave.
If the dead blow
hammer is
cracking
or
badly damaged,
get a
new one
with
NSN 5120-01-065-9037.
Check
hammer
for cracks
or splits
Place lap belt in seat…
…
not
on
console
we’re
finished
here,
boys!
Hey!
Be care-
ful!
I know you’re in a
hurry, but don’t
get
careless
with
that lap belt. Put it
where it
belongs.
Specialist
jones… I hope
you don’t have
any plans for
the next few
hours!
CH-47D…
593. 38-39 (C)
3/4/02
2:15 PM
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