PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-608
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 608
JULY 2003
32.5"
28.5"
Approx. 12"
44.5"
17"
86"
90"
46.5"
Yellow webbing,
NSN 8305-00-828-4231,
for the REMOVE
BEFORE FLIGHT streamer
This piece should
be a mirror image
of theone above.
1" foam
21"
Approximately 12"
cut foam 2" smaller
all the way around
()
(32.5” long)
PS 608
JULY 03
36
T
o protect furniture from food spills, rips, damage, and busy kids, covers are worth
their weight in preventing costly cleaning and repairs.
To protect a Blackhawk or a Apache stabilator from dropped tool damage,
mechanics, a cover is worth its weight in gold in preventing unnecessary and cost-
ly maintenance repairs and aircraft downtime.
If you have any type of cover, use it on the stabilator or canvass to protect the skin
from tools like wrenches, hammers
and screw drivers that might punc-
ture, dent or damage the stabilator.
If you drop tools on an uncovered
stabilator while performing tail rotor
maintenance, your bird is grounded
until the AVIM shop repairs minor
nicks or dings—or replaces it if the
damage is severe enough and can’t
be fixed.
If you need a cover, have your
upholstery shop make a right and left
piece with the following instructions.
The cover is made from red vinyl, NSN 8305-00-273-8650, and uses fire retar-
dant and flame resistant foam as insulation that you can purchase locally.
did
I
do
that!?
that’s
why
I
use
a cover!
AH-64A/D and
UH-60A/L…
Stabilator
Foam
This piece forms a pocket
that goes over end of
the stabilator.
I think you'd
better
cover
up
the stabilator
before you get
to work on the
tail rotor.
Good
idea!
I
don't have
time for
damage!
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