PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-709

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 709

DECEMBER 2011
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-709 - Page 13 of 33
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The only inspection you need to do is a
visual one. Also, make a note of the load
rate: open 750 pounds.
Here are the parts you can order:
•± Rigid±caster,±
•± Quick±release±pin,±
•± Latch±assembly-clamping±catch,±
NSN 5340-00-787-3209. This comes as an
assembly.
To order separately, use NSN
5340-01-295-4896 for the catch strike
and order NSN 5340-00-821-0304 for the
clamping catch.
•± Clamping±latch±catch±spring±loaded,±
NSN 5340-00-860-3862. This is a
nonstandard item.
T
he low-level maintenance platform,
NSN 1730-00-269-8283, is not
supported and does not have a TM for
maintenance.
There isn’t much maintenance on the
stand anyway, but there are inspection
criteria and replacement parts you can
use to keep the stand in good shape.
AGSE…
Maintaining Maintenance Stand
AGSE…
New Tug in Town
the nuts,
bolts and
washers
are common
hardware!
Maintenance stand has no parts TM
guEsS what!?
this
ps magazine
article tells
how we can
order parts for
you and your
bUdDies!
boy, sergeant
greenidge, we
neEd that!
moving aircraft
just got a Whole
lot
easier
with
this new tug!
feEls like I
just received
a dear john
letter!
out to
pasture
I go!
GUesS I
neEd to
retire.
Mechanics,
moving an aircraft
from Point A to
Point B gets a
little
easier
now
with a new piece of
ground support
equipment on the
scene.
You can say
goodbye
to
the M-gator, the old
standard tug and the
John Deere because a
new tug
is on the block.
As you use this
tug, remember to
keep it
problem-
free
by following
the PMCS tasks in
WP 001
7
00 of
TM 1-1
7
40-221-13&P.
The standard aircraft towing
system (SATS), NSN 1
7
40-01-55
7
-
5662, is what units will NoW
use to tow ground support
equipment and aircraft.
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