PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-628

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 628

MARCH 2005

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-628 - Page 19 of 33
PS 628
MAR 05
35
PS 628
MAR 05
34
if the covers have been off, clean the connectors
with
denatured alcohol,
NSN 6810-01-220-990
7
and a
swabbing brush,
NSN
7
920-00-514-241
7
.
if you want the Hellfire missiles and the 2.
7
5-in
rocket launchers to work for you, keep the
connectors covered when the armament cannon
plugs are disconnected.
Use plastic covers or plastic bags.
Otherwise,
sand, dirt and
crud get inside
the connector
holes and
short out the
weapon
systems. it may
even prevent
the crew from
being able to
jettison a
malfunctioning
weapon if
necessary.
When you remove weapons
for maintenance, cover the
connectors with connector
covers or plastic bags.
Mechanics, your
Apache’s wing
stores carry a lot
of firepower. if
you want to make
sure that this
doesn’t
happen to
your pilots and
gunners then
listen up!
our rocket
launcher
won’t fire!
jettison
it!
hey!
who’s that
in the lead
bradley?
it’s…
no!
it
can’t
be!!
it
is!
slide-
by sy…
it’s
you!
yeah, I
learned my
lesson
real good!
that’s it
for this
week’s show,
soldiers.
tune in next week when
we visit
camp smedley,
alaska,
to thaw out a
specialist with space
heater problems!
lemme tell you…
my attitude toward
PM experienced an
extreme
makeover!
N
ext morning…
Wing Stores Cover Up
AH-64A/D…
I’m
trying!
628.34-35(C)
1/27/05
6:26 PM
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