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Aviation: Dealing With Birds and Nests in Aircraft and Hangars
June 4, 2020 — The old saying, “birds of a feather flock together,” is not just a turn of the phrase, but a reality that’s happening on and inside Black Hawks, Apaches, Chinooks and aircraft hangars. Any aircraft opening or perch is an opportunity for birds to build nests. They make nests in sheltered places using material such as grass, scraps of safety wire, straw or other material. All of these materials create potential trouble. Nests are foremost a FOD problem. ... MORE

CH-47D/F: Give Birds the Boot
June 3, 2020 — Birds love to make nests any place they can. On the Chinook, birds target the rotor head. So in the battle to stop birds from nesting on your rotor head, it’s in your best interest to pull out those rotor head covers. Use the cloth cover, NSN 1730-01-455-4997, or the nylon cover, NSN 1730-01-538-5186, when aircraft sits on the flight line... MORE

H-60A/L and CH-47F: Software Updated for EAWIS?
May 20, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 796 (Mar 19), p. 26. Mechanics, if your Chinook or Black Hawk aircraft has the encrypted airborne wireless intercommunication system (EAWIS), you may need a software update. ... MORE

Aircraft: Win the Battle of the Birds
May 19, 2020 — The old saying, “Birds of a feather flock together,” is not just a saying, but it’s happening inside aircraft hangars. Birds love to set up shop inside hangars to nest and breed. They leave droppings, which is always a problem. Here are some ways to minimize their impact... MORE

Aircraft: Maintenance Situational Unawareness
May 11, 2020 — Aircraft maintenance is very important for mission success and so is maintenance situational awareness. The two go hand-in hand. The US Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker published an article about maintenance situational unawareness. We have a link to it here. ... MORE

All Aircraft: Emergency Response Methodology
May 11, 2020 — A recent US Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) analysis of mishaps showed a need for training in crew reactions to aircraft emergencies, especially when it comes to large-scale combat operations (LSCO) flight profiles with junior aircrew. ... MORE

CH-47: Use the Right ILCA Jam Test Tool Before Flight
May 5, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 794 (Jan 19), Pages 20-21. Good PM means performing all preventative maintenance services (PMS), including the ILCA jam simulation test like it says in WP 3398 of TM 1-1520-271-23&P. Read on to find out more. ... MORE

General Aviation: QRET Fielding Update
October 28, 2019 — Operators, now that PM Air Warrior is almost done training and fielding the quick-release extension tether (QRET), MEDEVAC folks need your help. If there are any MEDEVAC, Black Hawk, and Chinook units out there that haven’t been fielded and trained on the QRET, send your POC info to the email in this article... MORE

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