PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-701

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 701

APRIL 2011
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-701 - Page 21 of 33
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echanics, going top-side on your Black Hawk for maintenance or inspections is no time
to be foot-loose or fancy-free.
To get where you want on top of your bird, you sometimes have to straddle the rotor
blades. That’s where your feet can get you in trouble.
Not paying attention to your surroundings or where your feet touch down puts
the ALQ-144A/C countermeasure
set in harm’s way. Stepping
over
rotor
blades
and
then
accidently kicking the set breaks
the window panes. A cracked or
broken window pane will not
only cost you downtime, but
also an expensive trip to your
aviation support company for
them to fix it.
When you’re not checking
the countermeasure set but just
walking top-side to inspect your
bird, protect the set with a cover
and a bucket like we told you on
Page 38 of PS 652. That way, if
you accidentally kick the set, the
bucket takes the impact.
Dear Sergeant Blade,
I know we may be strong, and even Army Strong,
but that’s not enough when we try to remove a
Black Hawk floor.
Black Hawk cabin floors are heavy and even two
people may have a problem breaking the floor loose
after removing the hardware.
We’ve come up with an idea using a harness to
break the floor loose so it will be easier to get it
out of the bird.
With a little ingenuity, we use an adjustable strap
with a hook, NSN 1670-00-725-1437 and attach
it to the top hook and floor lifting ring to help get
the lift started. Once we break the seal, we can get
the floor out pretty easily.
SSG J.J. Jones
Ft Hood, TX
Dear Sergeant J.J.,
Sounds like you’ve
solved a heavy-duty
problem. Have a
buddy help you lift
the foors From your
bird
after you break
them loose.
UH-60 Series…
Step By
Step
UH-60 Series…
Strap Helps Break Seal
preventing aircraft and
component damage is a
step-by-step process
that requires you to
pay
attention to your feet!
hey guy!
keep an eye
on your
feet
when you’re
straddling
that rotor!
…to help
break the
floOr
seal.
{ulp!}
WHAT ARE YOU
Going to do
with that
adjustable
strap!?
don’t
worry! I’m
going to
use it…
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