PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-705
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 705
AUGUST 2011
24
PS 705
AUG 11
REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT
28.125”
31“
15.75”
15.75”
1.5”
Flange
Dear Sergeant Blade,
When we perform maintenance on our Kiowa Warrior, the air induction
cowling gets removed for access to the engine.
The cowling has open crevices and other places where nuts, bolts, and
screws could fall in and become lodged in the cowling. When the cowling is
reinstalled and the aircraft is started, those small parts work loose and are
sucked into the engine. That always spells disaster!
Something as small as a tiny washer can cause a perfectly good engine to
be lost to FOD.
We’ve come up with a FOD
cover to place over the aft
opening of the air induction
cowling to keep small parts
from falling into the cowling.
The cover will be added to
Task 4-2-1 of TM 1-1520-
248-23 in the next change
to the TM.
We make the cover from
red 18-oz, embossed Tri-
Lam vinyl 1000 Denier
Polyester Taffeta. Using the
diagram and the dimensions
below, anyone can make one.
The cover is 28.125 inches wide at the top by 31 inches wide at the
bottom by 15.75 inches high. The flange should be 1.5 inches high with a
0.125-in bungee cord (optional) around the perimeter. We also sew on a
REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT streamer
There is no NSN for
the vinyl material so
we had to contact the
manufacturer to order
some at 1-800-327-
1830. The cover can be
made from other material,
but it should be water-
proof or water-resistant.
Steven Gatto
Kevin Garner
ACLC & AFS
Sunrise, FL
Dear Mr. Gatto and Mr. Garner,
Great job! Looks like the FOD issue with the
cowling is covered and will save Kiowa engines.
Easy on the Door
Stop
F
oreign
O
bject
D
amage!
OH-58D…
Place cover on cowling when removed
maintenance is
important,
but stopping
fod
is
vital.
use this cover every time
you remove the cowling.
if you don’t,
your kiowa’s
engine might be
lost
to
fod
like
this
poOr guy’s!
Crew chiefs,
avoiding airframe
repairs on your
Kiowa Warrior is
simple…
Go easy
when opening
aircraft doors
and compartments
during pre-flight
inspections.
FOD
left me
NMC!
Kiowa
Warrior…
± On±the±next±pre-flight±
inspection,±don’t±shove±the±
battery±access±compartment±
door±too±far±back±because±
that’ll±break±the±lanyard±±
and±bracket.±±
± Forcing±the±door±back±too±
far±means±you’ll±be±telling±
the±airframe±repairer±the±bad±
news±about±the±extra±work
you±just±created.±And±that±
means±unnecessary±aircraft±
downtime±for±repairs.±±
± Remember,±some±parts±of±
your±aircraft±are±not±made±
for±rough±handling±and±
cannot±take±a±licking±and±
keep±on±ticking.±
Easy on the Door
Do not force door too far!
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