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Fix APU vent screens.


When going topside on your Black Hawk Black Hawk

(born 1767, Sauk Sautenuk, Va.—died Oct. 3, 1838, village on the Des Moines River, Iowa, U.S.) Sauk Indian leader. Long antagonistic to whites, Black Hawk was driven into Iowa from Illinois in 1831.
 to do rotor head maintenance, the APU APU Azusa Pacific University
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 vent screens take a beating from feet.

Some mechanics pay little attention in where they place their big feet. Then the vent screens suffer cracks, breaks, and bends from being stepped on with their full weight.

Sometimes it's hard not to step on vent screens and mangle mangle - Used similarly to mung or scribble, but more violent in its connotations; something that is mangled has been irreversibly and totally trashed.  them. So here's what to do to cut down on damage. Make some vent screen covers.

Another solution is to stencil stencil, cutout device of oiled or shellacked tough and resistant paper, thin metal, or other material used in applying paint, dye, or ink to reproduce its design or lettering upon a surface.  NO STEP on the screen as a reminder. Others suggest painting the screens but aircraft painting TM 55-1500-345-23 does not allow you to paint your bird's vent screens. So watch your step.
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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 1, 2004
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