PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-607
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 607
JUNE 2003
•
Don't rush when you install the launcher. Just a little carelessness can damage
items like the J511 umbilical connector. Repairers, not crewmen, install the launch-
er. That's repairers plural. Because of the launcher's weight and size, it takes four
people to safely install it.
•
Before you install the launcher,
repairers, make sure the jettison
ejection foot is up far enough to let
the launcher clear it. If the ejection
foot is screwed down too far, it can
dent the launcher or make it difficult
to lock in the launcher.
Once the launcher's installed,
screw down the foot so that it
almost touches the launcher.
Otherwise, you can't jettison the
launcher during an emergency.
•
Hook up the P511 cable to the
launcher's J511 connector before
locking the launcher on the ejector
rack. If you install the launcher first,
you won't have enough clearance to
maneuver the cable, so you'll strip
the connectors or bend pins.
But if you
forget,
you’ll have
a
devil
of
a time.
Preventive
maintenance can
make firing your
Hellfire launcher
heavenly.
PS 607
JUNE 03
18
•
After the launcher is installed,
check the two suspension lugs.
If you see more than three
threads on the lugs, the lugs are
not screwed in far enough and
the launcher may not be secure.
See Para 2-39 in TM 9-1425-
475-23&P for information on
tightening the lugs.
it’s just
heavenly…
Jettison ejection foot should
almost touch launcher
Hook up P511
cable
before
locking in
launcher
More than
3 threads
showing?
Lugs need
to be
screwed in
Remove handles for
storage or shipment
if the launcher
is to be shipped
or stored, it's a
good idea to
remove
the
locking handles.
Otherwise,
they're probably
going to be
stepped on or
bumped hard
enough to be
damaged. Then
they
must
be
replaced.
Hellfire Missile System…
thank you
for doing such
a good job
installing me…
607. 18-19 (C)
4/24/03
2:59 PM
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