PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-611
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 611
OCTOBER 2003
PS 611
OCT 03
41
ALSE…
The multi-service Air Force T.O. 14S-1-102, which
has Army TM 5-4220-202-14 assigned to it, has changes
that have not been included in the Army TM. TM 5-
4220-202-14 has only been updated through Change 15.
For all the Air Force, however, the T.O. is up to Change
24, which now says to inspect life preservers once a year,
not every 120 days as stated in the Army TM.
Until the latest Air Force changes are coordinated with
the Army and incorporated into TM 5-4220-202-14, stick
with the 120-day inspection.
OCT 03
40
CH-47D…
Seat Belt Flap
W
hy replace a serviceable Chinook seatbelt, mechanics, when all you need to do is
replace the leather backing flap?
If the seatbelt flap is worn out,
or flaking, local purchase some
russet color bulk leather.
Drill out the old rivets and
remove the old flap. Use it as a
pattern to cut a new backing flap
from 9/64-in thick natural leather.
Attach the new flap with alu-
minum rivets, NSN 5320-00-
754-0822, and washers, NSN
That info told
you to make sure
the gasket in the
co
2 cartridge
is good every
120 days.
Keep inspecting LPUs every 120 days until Air Force
changes are incorporated into TM 5-4220-202-14
specialist
smith, hand
me your lPu
so I can do a
leak test.
sergeant
jones, isn’t
it a
once-a-
year
check
now on the life
preservers?
Aerial Machine & Tool Corp
4298 Jeb Stuart Hwy
P.O. Box 222
Vestar VA, 24177-0222
(504) 952-2006
Replace leather backing flap if worn
soldier!?
why are you
trying to
rustle that
cow?
my seat-
belt flap is
wearing out
and I need
some new
leather!
there’s
a better
way to
dooo it!
Yes, the 120-day
lPu leak test
inspection info we
had on Page 41 of
PS 596 (July 02)
is
good.
You can also
order the flap
pre-cut with PN
51B3
7
44-1, cage
code
7
0133. The
vendor is…
yep! but until we get the
air force update changes
to this multi-service tm,
we’re s’posed to do
the 120-day inspections
in the army tm.
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