PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-637

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 637

DECEMBER 2005
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-637 - Page 19 of 33
PS 637
DEC 05
35
C
rew chiefs, in cold weather, you can’t do your best
if you’re not covered up. The same goes for your bird’s
pitot tubes.
Mr. Freeze can hit your bird like a ton of bricks in the
mountains of Afghanistan or in the Iraqi desert at night.
Always cover the tubes when cold weather heads your way.
If you leave the cover off in cold weather, moisture will
get inside the tubes and freeze. Ice in the tubes means your
airspeed indicator will be thrown off.
Do you wanna’ know how fast your Black Hawk,
AH-64A/D, Kiowa Warrior and Chinook is flying? Then keep
your pitot tubes covered!
When it’s not cold, it’s a good practice to leave the
covers on 24/7 for protection when the bird sits on the
flight line or in the hangar.
no matter where you
are or what you’re
doing, keep the pitot
tubes
covered!
what did
you try
to do,
work all
night?
you
look ex-
hausted!
we told
you, you
needed
sleep.
huh?
ugh.
what
night-
mares!
I think
I’ll log
off…
for half-
mast, bad pm
is just a
nightmare.
we hope it’s
not a reality
for
you!
Cover ‘em Up
All Aircraft…
must’ve
fallen
asleep.
637.34-35(C!).qxd
11/3/05
5:45 PM
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