PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-635
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 635
OCTOBER 2005
ALSE
techs, that is a question in some minds when it comes to packing for a mis-
sion. But never leave home without the Aircraft Modular Survival System (AMSS).
If you think that the AMSS kit is simply a “nice to have item,” you’re dead wrong.
Every aircraft must carry appropriate survival kits every time the bird flies.
The AMSS kit and the hot/cold weather kit you
take depends on crew size and geographical area.
You can find the details in AR 95-1,
Flight
Regulations,
in Para 8-12d on Page 32.
You never know when you’ll need the kits to
survive if your aircraft goes down in the boonies
while training or in a serious emergency situation.
Always, take your survival equipment with you
for the sake of your survival.
The glare shield keeps sunlight off the cockpit instrument panel and it’s not very
sturdy. If damage occurs, repair it like it says in Para 2-4-28 of TM 1-1520-237-23-2.
The proper way to enter the cockpit is to step up on the cockpit steps and grab the
seat.
To go topside on your bird, use the cabin steps. And keep your feet off the drag
beam support fairing too. It can’t take the weight.
Always check your airframe TM and familiarize yourself with your aircraft’s hand-
holds. Use the handholds and steps to get around on your bird. That way you prevent
damage to other parts of your bird that aren’t meant for use as handholds.
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OCT 05
39
UH-60…
M
echanics, not everything on your Black Hawk is a handhold.
Another thing you do
not
grab is the
cockpit glare shield pad. You can gouge
it with your fingernails while gripping it.
It’s made of foam and tears easily.
For example, the FM homing antenna
should
not
be used for pulling yourself
up on the bird. Don’t grab it—it can’t
handle the weight. A broken antenna
means you won’t home in on anything.
they’re
not
handholds!!
Don’t grab
glare shield pad
Keep
hands off
antenna
PS 635
OCT 05
38
ALSE…
never fly
your bird
without the
proper
amss kit for
your mission
and climate.
What to Carry
or
Not
Carry?
y’think we
should
check this
amss kit?
roger
that!
hey! any-
one seen my
lunch?!
what
th-?!
nah, I’m
sure it’s
good.
ONE ENGine
failure
later…
For all your approved
AMSS equipment, check
out TM 1-1680-354-23&P.
once we land,
grab the amss
kit and let’s
start surviving!
not so fast,
buddy! don’t be
grabbin’ my antenna
or
my glare shield!
watch the
hands!
mean-
while,
back
at the
alse
shop…
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