PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-697
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 697
DECEMBER 2010
34
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echanics, the last thing you need is to drop a tool on an uncovered Black Hawk or
AH-64 stabilator.
So make covering the stabilator the frst thing you do. Protect the stabilator using
some type of foam,
cushion or cover before doing tail rotor maintenance.
Even the best mechanics can have butterfngers and drop a hammer, wrench or
screwdriver sometime.
Any of those tools can puncture, dent or damage an unprotected stabilator. If that
happens, your aircraft will be grounded until support repairs minor nicks or dings—
or replaces the entire stabilator if the damage is severe enough.
If you have an upholstery shop, or even a battalion ALSE shop, get them to make
a right and left protective cover for the stabilator using these instructions. The cover
is made From red vinyl and uses fre retardant and ±ame resistant Foam as insulation,
both of which you can purchase locally. Use the dimensions on the next page as your
guide to making the cover.
UH-60/
AH-64
Series…
Protect
the
Stabilator
I know what you
guys are thinking!
get a cover!!
you
never
know
when
or if a tool
will slip from
your hand!
I
should
go back and
get a cover…
this is going to
be quick. I’ll get a
CoVer
NEXT
TiMe.
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