PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-619

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 619

JUNE 2004
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-619 - Page 21 of 33
PS 619
JUN 04
38
UH-60A/L…
M
echanics, when heading topside to do Black Hawk rotor head maintenance, don’t
grab a pitot tube because it’s convenient.
Get in the habit of grabbing your bird’s handholds if you’re going topside. Or
grab a maintenance stand instead. That always does the trick.
The pitot tubes are not strong enough for handholds. They are thin sheet metal
and fiberglass, and grabbing them can break the tube and its internal lines at the
base. If broken, they cannot monitor air speed. This is a major problem with Black
Hawks that have external stores support system (ESSS) installed.
Breaking pitot tubes means aircraft down-time and work for the sheet metal and
airframe shops.
So hands off the tubes, or you’ll hear snap, crackle and pop and maybe some
yelling from the repairers who have to drill out the rivets and fix the damage.
Don’t
grab
pitot tube…
…use hand-
holds to go
topside
if you’re
climbin’ up
here to do
maintenance…
…keep your
paws
off
my
pitot tube!
PS 619
JUN 04
39
ALSE…
Use the small container
for crew of 2
Use medium container
for crews of 3 or 4
Use large container for crews
of more than 4
M
ost folks use and pack separate suitcases with specific items depending on the
type of trip they take. The same goes for you Chinook and Black Hawk crews when
you have a specific mission.
Depending on whether you have a two—three—or four or more—member crew
complement and the type of mission, make sure you check out the right size Aircraft
Modular Survival System (AMSS) from the ALSE shop. TM 1-1680-354-23&P
gives you all the info you need.
It’s a little too late in the game when you’re out in the boonies training or in a seri-
ous situation—like a downed bird—to discover you didn’t take the right module for
the crew’s survival in an emergency.
By the time I get
through shrinking
you soldiers,
all
of your gear
will fit in one
container!!
just read
this article
to see
which AMSS
containers
you need.
crews,
there’s
no reason
to go
to these
extremes.
619. 38-39 (C)
4/29/04
5:55 PM
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