PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-692
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 692
JULY 2010
PS 692
PS 692
39
JUL 10
M
echanics, good maintenance always starts with attention to detail. And that
includes the maintenance stand.
Slow your roll when maneuvering the low-level maintenance stand, NSN 1730-
00-269-8283, near your aircraft. Before moving the maintenance stand, make sure
the top section is locked into position.
The stand is bulky and heavy. It doesn’t roll like a car so you can’t stop it like
one. When you roll the stand up to an aircraft too fast, it can act like a runaway train.
Before you know it,
Bam!
You just took out a chunk of the airframe.
The best bet when using the stand is slow and steady. Start slowing down while
you still have plenty of room to stop before reaching your aircraft.
Mechanics forget to disconnect the light’s cannon plug while taking off the aft
transmission drip pan to inspect the aft transmission area.
If you don’t disconnect the light’s connector plug while removing the aft transmission
drip pan, the wires will get ripped out of the plug.
Save the light and your electrical repair technician some agony. When you take off
the pan, lower it a bit and then disconnect the cannon plug before you drop the pan the
entire way. Just don’t forget to reattach the cannon plug when you’re F
nished.
Light
CH-47D…
Save Your
Light
Ground Support…
Runaway Maintenance Stand
UH-60 Series…
Get
the
SCrews
Out!
everybody knows
that removing the
bulky black hawk
cabin floor means
back-breaking pain.
after all, it’s tough
as nails to get out.
sometimes mechanics get
in a hurry and forget to
remove all the cabin floor
screws. when that happens,
the floor snaps or breaks
during removal.
eyeball the floor closely before
removing it from the bird. because
the screws are countersunk, missing
just one screw could spell disaster,
especially if it got over-torqued and
went through the floor.
I guess he didn’t realize
when those stands roll
too fast they’re like a
runaway train!
Dropping pan?
Disconnect plug before dropping pan fully
have you
wondered why
many chinook
aft cabin lights
don’t work?
it’s
simple.
uh-oh!
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