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AH-64A/D ... wing stores cover up.


MECHANICS, YOUR APACHE'S WING STORES CARRY A LOT OF FIREPOWER. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO YOUR PILOTS AND GUNNERS THEN LISTEN UP!

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IF YOU WANT THE HELLFIRE MISSILES AND THE 2.75-IN ROCKET LAUNCHERS TO WORK FOR YOU, KEEP THE CONNECTORS COVERED WHEN THE ARMAMENT CANNON PLUGS ARE DISCONNECTED.

USE PLASTIC COVERS OR PLASTIC BAGS.

OTHERWISE, SAND, DIRT AND CRUD GET INSIDE THE CONNECTOR HOLES AND SHORT OUT THE WEAPON SYSTEM. IT MAY EVEN PREVENT THE CREW FROM BEING ABLE TO JETTISON jettison (jĕt`əsən, –zən) [O.Fr.,=throwing], in maritime law, casting all or part of a ship's cargo overboard to lighten the vessel or to meet some danger, such as fire.  A MALFUNCTIONING mal·func·tion  
intr.v. mal·func·tioned, mal·func·tion·ing, mal·func·tions
1. To fail to function.

2. To function improperly.

n.
1. Failure to function.

2.
 WEAPON IF NECESSARY.

WHEN YOU REMOVE WEAPONS FORM MAINTENANCE, COVER THE CONNECTORS WITH CONNECTOR COVERS OR PLASTIC BAGS.

IF THE COVERS HAVE BEEN OFF, CLEAN THE CONNECTORS WITH DENATURED ALCOHOL denatured alcohol: see ethanol. , NSN NSN National Stock Number
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Title Annotation:Aviation
Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 1, 2005
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