PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-699
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 699
FEBRUARY 2011
35
PS 699
FEB 11
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Uncle Ted and Tillie are fictitious, but bessie was very real!
N
ow that AH-64D aircraft have the nose gearbox blocker plates, take care how you
remove them.
Keep in mind that the blocker plate is tough to remove because added hook-and-
loop fasteners secure it more tightly. You’ll have to use some elbow grease—but not
tools—to work it loose from the gearbox.
If you’re thinking of
using a screwdriver or
a pocket tool to get the
job done, think again.
You may get the blocker
plate off, but you’ll also
break
or
damage
the
blocker plate or the nose
gearbox fairing.
So at every pre-fight
inspection or every 25
hour/14
day
gearbox
inspection, remove the
blocker plate the right
way using your hands
and not your tools.
AH-64D…
Nose
Gearbox
Blocker
Plates
Do not pry loose
with tools
the blOcker
plate is
tough
to remove.
yeah…you know.
someone who
isn’t afraid to
turn a wrench…
or get
down
on their
hands
and
knees to
trouble-
shoot an
oil leak.
do you
catch my
drift?
you’ve
got
to be
kidding!
you proved you
know what it takes
to keep these
things
right,
tillie.
I just wanted to
say “welcome back!
you’ve made it!”
by the way,
your mother
says I shouldn’t
fill your head
with ideas about
riding your bike
while standing
on the seat.
to learn more about the amazing
bessie stringfield,
see the follOwing
entries on the ama hall of fame and harley-davidson websites:
http://motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?racerID=277
and
women-riders/female-trailblazers.html
no,
sir!
work
it loose
with your
hands…
…not
your
tools!
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