PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-677
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 677
APRIL 2009
34
PS 677
APR 09
35
PS 677
APR 09
Since the dispenser fres flares in the desert, it’s important to check it For small
rocks and sand From aircraFt rotor wash.
IF rocks and sand get into
the payload module and Foul
up the fring contacts and
the fring springs, the flares
will not fre. And there’s no
onboard digital display in the
pilot or copilot area to detect a
misfred flare.
The M130 has a photo-
sensor to determine iF a flare
is launched, but Fails to ignite.
IF the photo-sensor lens is
blocked by sand or dust, the
dispenser may inadvertently
fre up to two more flares.
To avoid misfres in the
desert, make sure you clean
your chaFF/flare dispenser like
the TM says and more oFten iF
necessary.
AH-64D…
Take Care of Dispenser
Keep fring contacts and flat springs clean
Keep photo-sensor lens clean to fre payload
mechanics, maintaining
your ah-64’s m130
dispenser in the
desert means paying
closer attention
now that flares have
been added to the
armament mix.
to keep the
dispenser mission
capable, clean it
before
operation,
after
operation,
every 25 hours
of operation
and
monthly
like it says
in tm 9-1095-206-12.
half-masticus fought
like a demon. with his
well-maintained weapons,
he slew
dozens
of the
barbarians…
…but, in the end,
there were just
too many.
half-
masticus was
overwhelmed and
captured.
but that’s
another
story.
remind me to tell
you sometime about
another
one of
my relatives…
germanicus half-
masticus!
I’ve
got
to take a
look at your
family tree!
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