PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-615
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 615
FEBRUARY 2004
R
epairers, there is one place to stand while doing maintenance on your Kiowa
Warrior. But the universal weapons pylon (UWP), the ejector rack and electrical har-
ness are not it.
Use either a maintenance stand or
your bird’s maintenance step to go top-
side. But keep those big feet off the
pylon, the ejector rack and the electrical
harness to avoid problems.
Stepping on the ejector rack’s jetti-
son cable can damage insulation and
crush the internal wires. Also, you can
bend or damage the UWP, knocking out
proper clearances between the weapons
and other parts of the airframe.
PS 615
FEB 04
36
All Aircraft…
If you need guidance or information on ordering and turn-in of industrial com-
pressed gases and cylinders, contact DLA item manager, Alphonso Robertson, at
DSCR, DSN 695-5340, (804) 279-5340 or by email at
alphonso.robertson@dla.mil
Guidance for ozone depleting substances (ODS), including fire suppressants
(Halons 1202, 1211 and 1301), refrigerants (R-11, R-12, R-114, R-500 and R-502) and
solvent, CFC-113, is available at website:
For more information about either industrial compressed gases and cylinders or
ODS, contact (alternate) John Monroe at DSCR, DSN 695-6451, (804) 279-6451 or
email at:
john.monroe@dla.mil
OH-58D…
A crushed electrical harness can prevent ejection of a failed weapon in an emer-
gency, or cause premature misfiring of the ejector rack impulse cartridges.
If that happens, you and your Kiowa’s weapon systems are put in harm’s way.
For example, a defective Hellfire or Stinger missile that can’t be jettisoned could go
ka-boom.
So do yourself and the next person a favor
and put your feet where they belong. Inspect
the electrical harness for damage, wear,
chafing from aircraft vibration, and exposed
wires like it says in Paragraph I-4 of
Appendix I in TM 9-1090-214-23&P. If you
find damage, let your AVIM shop know.
If there is no damage, protect the harness
by ensuring it is properly routed when
re-installed like it says in Paragraph 4-72,
Step 14, on page 4-422 of the TM.
call
dla
for the
info…
…and check
out the ods
website while
you’re at it!
Wrap undamaged cable with insulation
sleeving, NSN 5970-01-465-1680
Use maintenance
step,
not
pylon,
ejector rack or
electrical harness
as a step
hey!
I’m a
maintenance
step.
use
me!!
one
last
engine
check
and I
can go
home…
this uwp
looks pretty
sturdy. I’ll
be quick.
eek!
there’s news on
Bottled
Gases
and
ODS!
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