PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-723
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 723
FEBRUARY 2013
26
PS 723
FEB 13
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A
ircraft armament personnel, treat your AH-64’s target acquisition designation sight
(TADS) with care to ensure uninterrupted operation. Here are some tips to make that happen.
When the aircraft sits on the fl
ight line, leave the covers in place on the boresight, dayside
and nightside optic lenses to protect them from dirt and debris being thrown around by
taxiing aircraft. Also, make sure you keep the pilot night vision sensor (PNVS) cover on when
not in use. That goes for the boresight module (BSM), too. They have lenses. If the lenses get
scratched, the TADS can’t see and will not auto align. That makes your aircraft partially non-
mission capable.
Another tip is to remove the covers from the TADS lenses before powering up the aircraft.
If you don’t, there won’t be enough clearance between the TADS components to rotate the
turret. If you force it as you move the TADS without removing the covers, you could damage
the system. Also, if the covers are left on while powering up the aircraft, their elastic cords
could get jammed into the TADS drive gear and bearing plate.
To give your TADS the best protection, use the covers when the system is not in use and
remove the covers before you power up your aircraft.
AH-64A/D…
TADS Turret Tips
On fl
ight
line, use
covers on
the BSM…
…the
PNVS…
I got
the covers
on!
let’s
straighten
‘er out.
Thanks, guys!
Debris from
taxiing aircraft
can do a number
on my lenses!
Welcome to
Camp Rockwell’s
version of…
Hello, ladies
and gentlemen.
I’m
Bowie Landel!
We welcome
our contestant,
Sergeant John Jones
of the 106
th
Aviation
Battalion. Will he win
a million dollars!?
Hello,
Bowie. I’m
ready to
deal!
John, we’ve
replaced our usual
models with 26
members of your
unit. They each have a
case and one Of them
has a
million dollars.
Pick your deal case.
Does case
number 3 hold
the
million
dollars?
We’ll
know by the
end of the
game. We’ll be
right back.
PM DEAL
NO DEAL
OR
Give me
case
numberrrrr 3.
…and the
TADS…
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