PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-731
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 731
OCTOBER 2013
41
PS 731
OCT 13
T
urning in unserviceable or defective nitrogen inerting units (NIUs), NSN 1560-01-165-
9449 or NSN 1560-01-587-1028, to a contractor is not the correct procedure to follow,
mechanics.
If you have broken NIUs, you must
return them to a DLA depot to receive
turn-in credit. Defective assets should
be returned to DLA using the Quality
Deficiency Report (QDR) process.
Submitting defective NIUs on a
QDR
allows them to be tracked so a
service-able NIU can be returned to
your unit more efficiently.
Make a note that the new configuration NIU, NSN 1560-01-587-1028, is now available.
So if you are ordering an NIU, use the new NSN.
Doing
Sling Loading
Oפrations
Right
All Aircraft…
AH-64D/E…
Turn In NIU to DLA Depot
Turn in unserviceable NIUs to DLA depot
When it’s time
for sling loading
operations, knowing
where to go for
information is key.
The
first
place to
start is your
aircraft-
specific TMs
and IETMS.
All sling loading
operations should be
done
by the book
and
not
by the seat of
your pants. Otherwise,
accidents
will
happen.
For your information,
make a note that
FM 4-20.19
7
,
Multi-service
Helicopter Sling Load: Basic
Operations and Equipment,
has
changed
to TM 4-48.09.
that NIU I sent
to the contractor
for repair has been
gone a long time.
I’d
better
check
on it.
haven’t you heard?
we’re supposed to
send those NIUs to
a DLA depot, not a
contractor!
You can find the TM on the Army Publishing Directorate (APD) website:
The other sling loading FMs on APD
did not
change to TMs. They are FM 4-20.198,
Multiservice
Helicopter Sling Load: Single-Point Load Rigging
Procedures,
and FM 4-20.199,
Multiservice
Helicopter Sling Load: Dual-Point Load Rigging
Procedures.
You can find them on the APD website:
all
loads
must
be rigged by an
air assault-qualified person.
Doing
Sling Loading
Oפrations
Right
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