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Tail rotor pitch beam.


Dear Sergeant Blade,

When mechanics remove the tail rotor Noun 1. tail rotor - rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor
anti-torque rotor
 pitch beam following Para 5-4-41 of TM 1-1520-237-23-3, they have a tough time not damaging the dust plug and the threads on the shaft, even when they use tape to protect the threads.

The nut used with the pitch beam puller is too small to screw into the pitch beam shaft.

So the nut and the 16-lb puller have to be held in place while removing the pitch beam. Usually the nut falls out when tightening the puller. It could damage the stabilator A stabilator (stabilizer-elevator) is an aircraft control surface that combines the functions of an elevator and a horizontal stabilizer. Most fixed-wing aircraft control pitch using a hinged horizontal flap — the elevator — attached to the back of the , the dust plug or the threads when it pops out.

We've come up with a solution to prevent damage to the tail rotor pitch beam's dust plug and threads.

Using the existing puller, NSN NSN National Stock Number
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 5120-00-948-3923, and a discarded dis·card  
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1. To throw away; reject.

2.
a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand.

b.
 nut, NSN 1615-01-095-7372, we made a round plate that attaches to the back of the nut with screws. Drill a 1/2-in hole in the center of the plate. Have your AVIM shop make the nut plate using the drawings.

The nut replaces the old smaller nut on the sham False; without substance.

A sham Pleading is one that is good in form but is so clearly false in fact that it does not raise any genuine issue.
 puller, so now we can screw it into the pitch shaft to remove the pitch beam without any damage.

SGT Andres Chamorro, Jr.

MA Army National Guard

Notes:

1. Make from mild steel

2. Remove all burrs and sharp edges

3. All dimensions are in inches

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Date:Apr 1, 2005
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