PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-670
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 670
SEPTEMBER 2008
36
PS 670
SEP 08
37
PS 670
SEP 08
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Protect yourself by following every safety precaution. That means wear goggles,
NSN 4240-00-052-3776, a respirator, NSN 4240-01-463-5449, and earplugs, NSN
Dust and fumes from grinding or
sanding rivets are harmful to you
because rivets contain cadmium.
Drilling rivets without ear protection
is not good either.
•
Rivets come in all different sizes
and shapes, so you’ll need to check
your bird’s TM for additional info on
how to remove or install them.
C
rawling around an aircraft with small hardware and personal items in your pocket
is tough on your bird.
Things fall out of your pocket and create foreign object damage (FOD).
To prevent FOD, use bags, tags and tape and follow general maintenance
practices.
To keep track of parts so they won’t
fall through the maintenance cracks
and to prevent loss, use the plastic
containers to keep small items from
different tasks separate. There are
two types of plastic storage boxes,
NSN 8115-00-761-8912 (six equal
compartments),
and
NSN
8115-
00-663-0212
(16
compartments),
available from GSA.
All Aircraft…
Rivets Galore
All Aircraft…
Prevent Foreign
Object Damage
Six-compartment box
you sure
have full
pockets!
not for
long! I’m
getting a
storage
box!
I’m sure glad
we’re wearing
protection working
on these rivets!
Remove or install
rivets like TM says
if you’re
not doing
that, then
you’re
putting
yourself
in harm’s
way.
before
you start
riveting,
here are
some
“riveting”
ideas.
airframe
repairers,
remove and
install rivets
like it says in
chapter
7
of
tm 1-1500-
204-23-10.
Wouldn’t
do it any
other
way!
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