PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-684
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 684
NOVEMBER 2009
38
PS 684
NOV 09
39
PS 684
NOV 09
T
he word “paperwork” can bring up all sorts of dreadful feelings because it calls to
mind mounds of complicated forms.
When you buy, sell or repair a big ticket item like a car or a home, it’s your
responsibility to Fll out the paperwork.
So why should aircraft maintenance and repairs be any different? Paperwork is
inevitable there, too. If maintenance records are left undone or not Flled out correctly,
fleets of helicopters could be grounded. That’s not good.
When it comes to learning how to maintain a paper trail on your bird, DA Pam
738-751 is your best friend. It tells you how to Fll out any kind of maintenance
record before you turn any piece of equipment in to AVIM or the depot shop.
DA Pam 738-751 is the bible on DA forms and
records. If you need to place a blue, yellow
or green tag on your equipment for testing,
serviceability or unserviceability, always
consult 738-751 Frst for instructions
and save yourself some headaches.
Incomplete forms and tags cause
maintenance delays. Sometimes your
equipment gets returned to the unit
because of incomplete paperwork.
Paperwork
mechanics, paying attention to
tm illustrations is
important…
especially
when figures look
similar in your black hawk tms.
tm 1-1520-23
7
-23p-1 shows
the stabilator actuator in
both fig 3
7
and fig 38.
at a glance, the figures
look alike, but they’re
not.
there are
two different
stabilator actuators
used on the black hawk and
both are shown in the tm.
before doing
maintenance,
make sure
you order the
right
actuator
parts.
check the
stabilator
and the tm
carefully
to
see
which
one
is installed
on
your
bird
before
ordering
parts.
don’t just
glance at the
tm. eyeball
the figures
carefully and
you won’t order
the wrong parts.
paying attention
pays off in the
long run because
your bird won’t
be on the nmcs
list waiting for
the correct
parts.
before doing
maintenance,
make sure you’re
ordering the
right
actuator.
are you in the
dark about
maintenance
management
and forms?
the info from da
pam
7
38-
7
51 will
shed some light.
so fill out
everything
completely…
UH-60
Series…
A GlanCe is
Not
Enough
…
before
you turn in
equipment.
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