PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-600
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 600
NOVEMBER 2002
PS 600
PS 600
NOV 02
38
Tip TWO:
Make sure your
bird’s deicing equipment, if
installed, is in good working
order. If your aircraft has spe-
cific covers such as rotor head
covers and engine inlet plugs,
use ‘em. Keep the windshield
covered. If the cover freezes
to your bird, loosen the edges
and use heat from a ground
heater to loosen the rest of it.
Closely check uncovered
areas during daily mainte-
nance. Make sure freezing
rain or blowing snow hasn’t
seeped into exposed moving
parts and frozen up the works.
After snow, sleet or an ice
storm, take the engine inlet
plugs and exhaust covers off
and check for ice. If you find
any, carefully thaw the engine
inlet or exhaust with hot air,
like your TM says.
Preheating a frozen bird
brings metal and seals back to
shape, and warms cold lubri-
cants and hydraulic fluids.
Preheating an aircraft reduces
the strain on engines and
transmissions and improves
engine startup.
Tip THREE:
For a long maintenance
job, bring the bird inside or rig
a shelter around it. Make one
that will work for you.
Tip FOUR:
Don’t take shortcuts performing maintenance in the cold. If Old Man
Winter and his cousin Mr. Freeze get to you, break your maintenance task into
small portions or call your buddy to finish up, while you warm up inside from the
cold outside.
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 2-10 in
FM 10-67-1.
go inside
and get
warm, I’ll
finish up.
th-thanks,
buddy. the
f-freeze
is
on!
oh no! I’d
rather he read
anything
but
that!
If you
don’t bring
it inside,
keep your
aircraft
covered!
Keep a fire
extinguisher handy
when you’re using the
ground heater and
keep the heater away
from fuel, oil drains,
vents, supply tanks,
and coverings.
Keep windshield covered
tight as a
whistle.
no
ice and snow
can get in
now.
thanks for
pre-heating
me, I feel
much better
now!
Always follow the
cold facts in your
operator’s, maintenance,
and general aircraft
TMs and the cold won’t
take you out.
39
600. 38-39 (C)
9/30/02
10:17 AM
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