PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-692
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 692
JULY 2010
36
PS 692
JUL 10
37
PS 692
JUL 10
S
ome AH-64 units are experiencing problems ftting the M4 carbine, NSN 1005-01-
231-0973, into the pilot station’s weapons rack.
That’s because some units are using M4 buttstocks not designed to ft into the
weapons rack.
IF you want your carbine to ft where it belongs, always use the collapsible butt-
stock, NSN 1005-01-459-0734, on the M4 carbine. Make sure you have enough on
hand For all aviators prior to deployments.
And never install a 30-round magazine in the weapon while in flight. That’s
because it will interFere with an emergency exit From the cockpit.
The 30-round magazine is too long. IF one is wanted, carry it in your pocket and
insert it aFter exiting the aircraFt. A 20-round magazine, NSN 1005-00-056-2237, fts
in the weapons rack. This magazine is a terminal item, but there’s plenty oF stock
available. The replacement magazine won’t ft the rack.
W
hen you’re working topside doing maintenance on your Chinook’s Forward rotor
blades, be smart now rather than sorry later, mechanics.
Smart maintenance means smart use oF
your tools. Don’t leave tools on the weather
shield because they can slide oFF or be
knocked oFF iF the blades get rotated.
±or example, iF a wrench Falls From the
weather shield, it can shatter the eyebrow
windows or the windshield. Worse, iF other
mechanics are working in the cockpit, a
Falling wrench can break the windows and
hit them on the noggin. Ouch!
Tools leFt lying on the weather shield
create unnecessary hazards. So work smart
now and you won’t have to deal with repairs
and injuries later.
AH-64A/D…
M4
Weapons Mount
CH-47D/F Series…
Topside Maintenance
this m4
doesn’t
fit in your
weapons
rack…
now Don’t
go off
half-
cocked!
that m4’s not
gonna fit in my
weapons rack
until you use
the collapsible
buttstock and
the 20 round
magazine!
In AH-64A/D, only use collapsible
buttstock and 20-round magazine
Don’t leave tools on weather shield!
What the heck
happened to
you!?
my mechanic
left a couple
of tools on
my weather
shield… they
slid off… and
now my windows
are
cracked!
are you
listening
to this?
you best
not be
leaving
any tools
on
my
weather
shield!
roger
that!
…maybe
I should
go get a
pistol!
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