PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-627
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 627
FEBRUARY 2005
Aviation Tools…
S
ome mechanics believe that DA PAM 738-
751,
TAMMS-A
, authorizes marking of tools in
the aviation tool system (NATS) kit for tracking.
But that belief is wrong. The PAM says
noth-
ing
about tool marking! In fact, according to the
PM, Sets, Kits, Outfits and Tools, there is no
requirement or directive to mark or engrave
NATS tools or any hand tools for identification
or inventory purposes. So, do not mark tools!
The NATS tool kit has foam inserts with
cutouts in the shape of the tools. This design is to
make tool inventory and storage easier for the
units.
So, there’s no need to mark aviation tools.
PS 627
FEB 05
38
CH-47D…
M
echanics, you’ve heard of the old saying,
“Leave no stone unturned.” The same is
true when it comes to daily Chinook
inspections.
At your next inspection, check out the aft
pylon work platform latches and the holes
the latches fit into for damage.
Because of aircraft vibration, the steel
latches chafe and rub against the aluminum
holes on the airframe and become elongat-
ed. Sometime cracks begin to form around
the aft side hole more often than the for-
ward side hole of the work platform. The
latches get damaged in the process.
If you skip this inspection, you won’t
know there’s a problem that needs fixing. If
no repair is done, the hole gets longer, the
latches get worse, and the seal around the
aft pylon begins to wear out and may tear
away from the airframe. The more damage
the latches suffer and the more wallowed
out the holes get, the better the chance the
work platform door can fly open and fall off
during flight.
Inspect your work platform
door latches now. If you find
any problems, let your AVIM
shop know so they can have
your depot or contractor field
team repair the work platform
door latches according to
MWO 1-1520-240-50-77.
Check your bird and make
sure MWO 1-1520-240–50-77
is applied.
Use shaped cutouts in foam inserts for tool inventory
marking these
tools is a good
way to track and
inventory them!
hold up
buddy!
Don’t mark
any tools
in my kit!
…and latch to ensure MWO
1-1520-240-50-77 is applied
whoopsie
-
daisy!!
I’m sorry!!
with good pm,
that
won’t
happen again!
Af—
w
ack
!
On next
pre-flight
inspection,
check
hole…
627.38-39(C)
12/24/04
2:46 PM
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