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Category: Aviation

Aviation: Foreign Object Debris Leads to Foreign Object Damage
December 19, 2019 — Photo by Charles RosemondPS readers in the aviation community,When it comes to foreign object debris (FOD) and foreign object damage (FOD), there’s a very informative article on Pages 7-10 of the October 2019 issue of Flightfax. The story gives great information about FOD and covers housekeeping, tool control, loose hardware, aircraft covers,... MORE

New T700 Engine IETM Now on Army Enterprise Portal
December 19, 2019 — Mechanics, the wait is over. The T700-GE-700/-701C/-701D engine's newest IETM, TM 1-2840-248-23&P (EM 0271, Oct 19), is now published. You can find it on the Army Enterprise Portal... MORE

MEDEVAC: Rescue Hoist Pendants Need a Home
December 12, 2019 — MEDEVAC mechanics, some rescue hoist pendants shipped in for thermal testing didn’t include paperwork or the paperwork was potentially misplaced, resulting in orphaned pendants at Breeze-Eastern... MORE

M230 Automatic Gun: Target These Tips
December 9, 2019 — Target these tips to keep your M230 automatic gun on target, particularly in a desert environment:... MORE

MEDEVAC: Having Oxygen Bottle Bracket Trouble?
December 9, 2019 — PD MEDEVAC needs to know if you have broken or cracked brackets and requests that units submit a DD Form 1348-6 supply request through normal channels for replacements... MORE

Small Unmanned Aircraft System: Parts Needed for Timely Orders
December 9, 2019 — Photo by 94th Airlift WingMechanics,Getting replacement parts in a timely manner for your small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) depends on you turning in parts.If your unit owns a Raven and PUMA SUAS aircraft, contact the PM-UAS warehouse at: usarmy.redstone.peo-avn.list.avn-uas-suas-parts@army.milThe warehouse tracks parts and needs all units to... MORE

H-60: Eyebolts Matter for Cabin Maintenance Crane
December 9, 2019 — Mechanics,When there is no overhead hangar crane available to lift heavy components from an aircraft, the next best thing is your aircraft’s cabin maintenance crane. It’s a part of the UH-60 special tools test equipment covered by SC 9999-01-SKO.When preparing the crane for use, follow the steps in the Cabin Maintenance Crane section of the current... MORE

Black Hawk: Ship Repair Parts in Right Containers
December 5, 2019 — Maintenance and overhaul programs rely on you to turn in unserviceable parts! But that’s just half the story. When parts are shipped in the wrong shipping containers, unnecessary damage results. Keep reading to get the right shipping container for the part you plan to turn in... MORE

Black Hawk: Turn In Repair Parts!
December 5, 2019 — Mechanics,Maintenance and overhaul programs rely on you to turn in unserviceable parts! If you have any unserviceable Black Hawk parts lying around, turn them in ASAP. Without those turn-ins, on-hand inventory tanks, resulting in critical shortages. That means you wait longer for the repair parts you’ve ordered and readiness takes a... MORE

H-60 Black Hawk: Configuration Change on Primary Servos
December 4, 2019 — The primary servos recently went through a configuration change. Upon inspection, the seals on the new servos appear to be missing, causing mechanics to prematurely remove perfectly good servos. Keep reading to find out how to avoid this mistake... MORE

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