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A tank needs pm, too!


Helicopter repairers, out-of-sight adj. 1. very good; same as groovy, sense 1. , out-of-mind doesn't play well when it comes to maintaining and preserving your Black Hawk's ESSS ESSS External Stores Support System (US Army UH-60 helicopter)
ESSS Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector (Northrop Grumman Corporation)
ESSS Enhanced Services Sales Support (Sprint) 
 extended range fuel tanks.

Removed tanks should not be left out to roast in the hot sun or be left exposed to bad weather. Leaving tanks outside makes them vulnerable to the elements and the animal kingdom, like bird droppings. Rain and temperature extremes can damage the tanks.

Weather changes can cause condensation buildup build·up also build-up  
n.
1. The act or process of amassing or increasing: a military buildup; a buildup of tension during the strike.

2.
 inside the tanks. And you know corrosion will follow if the tanks aren't properly preserved. Uncovered Uncovered may refer to:
  • something "not covered"
  • Uncovered (Sirsy)
 connectors, plugs and fittings are openings for corrosion to attack.

Don't treat them like leftovers from yesterday. When the tanks are removed from the bird, give 'em a healthy dose of proper PM like it says in Para para (par´ah) a woman who has produced one or more viable offspring, regardless of whether the child or children were living at birth.  1-3-26 of TM 1-1520-237-23-1. Don't forget proper tank preservation, which is often not done like the TM says.

Make sure you always store the tanks in a warm, dry area, covered and preserved correctly by following the TM instructions to the "T".
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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
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Date:Nov 1, 2005
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