PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-610
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 610
SEPTEMBER 2003
PS 610
SEP 03
37
Next, put a small amount of CLP
on the brush. Scrub the entire inside
of each tube with twisting back and
forth strokes of one foot. Attach rags
to the brush. Push the brush in
through the front of each tube and
run the brush all the way through to
wipe the tubes dry. Change to a
clean rag every third tube.
Working from the back of the
launcher, place the aft igniter arms
in the firing position and scrub the
side and aft contacts with a stainless
steel brush. Brush back and forth,
not side to side, to avoid damage.
Make sure the contacts are com-
pletely dry and free of teflon coat-
ing.
At the front of the launcher, spray
CLP directly into each umbilical
connector opening. Clean the con-
nectors with an acid swabbing
brush. Flush away residue with CLP
and blot the CLP with a rag. After
the connectors are clean, use a pipe
cleaner to remove any remaining
CLP and dry the connectors.
Be careful connecting the
Apache launcher cables.
The P827
cable goes to the front launcher con-
nector and the P829 to the rear con-
nector. If you get them backwards,
you can damage connector pins.
Use care and two people to
remove and store the launcher.
If
you try to handle the launcher by
yourself, you will probably bang it
and dent it. Be especially careful set-
ting it on end. If it's slammed down,
the edges of the launcher can be bent
and the launcher rivets loosened.
M260/M261
Rocket
Launcher…
Clean and lube the
launcher thoroughly
after firing.
Just run-
ning the bore brush
through the rocket tubes
is not enough. First,
make sure the aft igniter
arms
are
in
the
LOAD/UNLOAD posi-
tion and the side firing
contacts are recessed.
Using a spray bottle,
soak the bore brush with
CLP. Put the bore brush
into each tube from the
front of the launcher.
Push the brush slowly to
the rear while turning
the handle. Repeat this
until the inside of the
tube is coated with CLP.
Use this PM
formula
for good
launching…
Make sure igniter arms in
LOAD/UNLOAD position
Soak brush
with CLP
Turn brush as you push it through tubes
Clean contacts with steel brush
P827 goes in front,
P829 to rear
Two people needed to move launcher
PM has
got me
pumped!
let’s do
some
big time
launching!
T
he M260/ M261 rocket launcher is a simple piece of equipment compared to the
rest of your bird. But corrosion or carbon or rough handling can quickly turn its
launches into misfires.
P827
P829
610. 36-37 (C)
8/1/03
4:11 PM
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