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TM 1-1670-260-12&P
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Table 3. Damaged AH-64A/D and Recovery Helicopter Rigging – Key to Figure 1
Figure 1
Item No.
Item Description
1
Blue/White 360 Inches (30.0 Ft) Light Weight Sling
2
Blue/White 360 Inches (30.0 Ft) Light Weight Sling
3
Blue/White 360 Inches (30.0 Ft) Light Weight Sling
4
Blue/White 360 Inches (30.0 Ft) Light Weight Sling
5
Shackle Assembly
6
Black/White 30 Ft Heavy Weight Sling
7
Black/White 30 Ft Heavy Weight Sling with Bridle
8
Sling Link Assembly
9
Blue/White 360 Inches (30.0 Ft) Light Weight Sling
10
Sling Link Assembly
11
Box Link Assembly
12
Black/White 120 Inches (10 Ft) Light Weight Sling
13
Box Link Assembly
14
Green/White 150 Inches (12.5 Ft) Light Weight Slings
15
Black/White 30 Ft Heavy Weight Sling
16
Sling Link Assembly
17
Cargo Hook Thimble
(7) Rotate the blade sleeve assembly so that the TOP markings are now facing up.
(8) Orient blade sleeve open bag pocket so that it is facing away from the user holding the lifting tabs.
(9) Place the blade sleeve assembly lifting tabs from the bag and strap that are held in the left hand onto
Position 1 of the blade sleeve pole. (View B)
(10) Place the blade sleeve assembly lifting tabs being held in the right hand onto Position 2 of the blade
sleeve pole.
(11) Place the remaining blue colored lifting tab on the lower edge of the blade sleeve assembly strap
onto Position 3 of the blade sleeve pole.
(12) Verify that appropriate blade sleeve assembly bag pocket is still open, and all other bag pockets are
still closed.
(13) Connect the snap hook from the fixed length tie-down sling to the D-ring on the blade sleeve
assembly straps marked BOTTOM.
(14) The blade sleeve assembly is now ready for installation onto the rotor blade.
(15) Lift up the blade sleeve assembly with the blade sleeve pole and slide the open blade sleeve
assembly bag pocket over the forward pointing rotor blade, while a second person leads the fixed
length tie-down along the rotor blade.
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