PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-631
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 631
JUNE 2005
PS 631
JUN 05
37
Whatever mission design series your
company’s aircraft is assigned, take with
you only what you need for that specific
mission. Always include extra hardware
and tools—they’ll come in handy.
Take whatever bulk materials and Class
II and III expendables you need to ensure
your aircraft stays mission ready.
All Aircraft…
pack for your
M
echanics, before you pack up and head to the sand box on a long deployment,
make sure you have everything you need for aircraft maintenance.
Even the smallest item like a missing screw can cause a hiccup in your PMCS or
maintenance if you don’t have necessary items on hand. Make a plan to check your
TMs for required items.
Find out what you’re missing and what’s needed in common stock before deploy-
ing. If you’re missing anything, now is the time to requisition bulk and common mate-
rials and Class II and III expendables. Stock up on all the consumables you need.
Black Hawk mechanics,
check Appendix D,
Expendable and Durable
Items List
found in
TM 1-1520-237-23-9.
AH-64 mechanics, review Maintenance Information Message
(MIM) AH-64-03-003, 8 Jan 03. This will provide a good “lessons
learned” starting point on how to prepare for extended
deployments. Use the experience of those who’ve gone before
to prepare for current and future deployments.
Kiowa Warrior mechanics, eyeball
Appendix D,
Expendable and Durable
Items
list found in your IETM EM 0246.
Chinook mechanics, check
Chapter 1- 18,
Expendable Materials
list found in TM 55-1520-240-23-1.
if there’s
some tool
or item you
think you
don’t
need,
it’s a sure
bet you
will
need it.
screws?
3
⁄
4 screws?
spare
tires?
extra
Rotor
blade?
check!
check!
the point
is: you
don’t
know
what
you’re gonna
need!
maintenance needs
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