PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-743

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 743

OCTOBER 2014
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-743 - Page 14 of 33
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PMCS
is not negotiable. Don’t leave it for the ALSE folks to take care of. Good
helmet care means doing your Before and After helmet PMCS like it says in WP
0020 00 of TM 1-1680-377-13&P.
For example, when you remove your
helmet after a mission, don’t leave
the
communication
earplug
(CEP)
connected. Remove the CEP by pulling it
straight out of the connector and placing
it in its plastic storage container. Never
remove the CEP cable from the back of
the helmet with a twisting motion. That
could loosen the locknut on the backside
of the connector and allow the connector
to turn. If that happens, the soldered
wires behind the connector assembly
can come loose and short out.
Leaving the CEP connected causes damage to the connector ±ange while it’s
carried in the helmet bag. The protrusion that sticks out from the helmet can bang
against other equipment. That widens the ±anges on the connector. Then you’ll lose
the interface in the helmet and the earcups because of broken wires.
NSN
296050002-1
296050008
296050009
296050018
296050020-1
296050020-2
PN
1
1
2
3
4
5
#
Safety lock, small (for
3
/
8
-in circuit breakers)
Safety lock, large (for
7
/
16
-in circuit breakers)
Safety lock sleeve
Clip for safety lock and sleeve
Safety lock kit (contains 10 small safety locks,
2 large safety locks, 12 safety lock sleeves,
12 warnings/danger tags and 12 clips)
Safety lock kit (contains 18 small safety locks,
18 warning/danger tags, and 18 clips)
Item
HGU-56/P…
The TM lists the
part numbers for the
lockout sleeves and
kits you’ll need but
not
the NSNs. Here’s a
complete list…
1
1
3
2
4
5
Pull CEP straight out
without a twisting motion
Pilots and
copilots, ALSE
techs do a good
job of taking
care of your
HGU-56/P aircrew
integrated
helmet system
(AIHS)…
…but there
are things
you
can do to
help.
Helmet PM Is
NOT
Negotiable
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