PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-711
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 711
FEBRUARY 2012
26
PS 711
FEB 12
27
PS 711
FEB 12
Too often the quick-release pin isn’t in place before towing or gets overlooked
when preparing your helicopter for the tow bar. If that happens, you’ll shear off the
tail wheel lock actuator and put your bird out of commission.
To avoid ripping the tail wheel apart,
always press the lock handle down
Frst and fully insert the quick-release
pin. Remember, the lock handle can
pop back up before inserting the pin.
Then hook up the tow bar and
you’re ready to go with the tow.
And don’t forget the ground guides
required by your TM. They keep you
from running into something.
As an extra measure of safety, keep
a whistle handy to warn the tow driver
and the person on the cockpit brakes
to stop if rotor blades are getting too
close to the hangar doors or another
aircraft.
AH-64A/D…
The Error of Eros
Before towing
make sure pin is
in and handle is in
full down position
m
echanics,
towing
your
ah-64
aircraft
can
become so
familiar
that
sometimes
it seems
you can do
it in your
sleep.
not so
fast
though.
no matter how
familiar you are with
the procedure, don’t
get in a hurry when
it’s time to tow your
ah-64.
bonnie!
come
look at
this!
something
wrong?
that’s the
bigger problem.
they
aren’t
so
secret.
after
all
these
years?
wow!
I guess
not!
nice flowers.
who’s your secret
admirer?
Ah, Amore! Lauded by poets
...
sung about
by balladeers
...
and generally welcomed by all and
sundry, except when it’s not
...
POP
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