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7. Install Tail-Boom Rigging (Figure 1 and Table 3)
WARNING
Failure to arrange sling eyes on the sling link assembly
as shown in Figure 1, View C will create an unbalanced
load on the sling link assembly and may cause the
assembly to open as tension is applied to the slings.
a. Install one sling eye from a blue/white sling (9), View A, between the two bridle loops of the heavy black/white
sling (7) using a sling link assembly (10).
(1) Verify that arrangement of sling eyes are shown in Figure 1, View C, with sling (7), View A, bridle
loops in the position A orientation.
b. Connect box link assembly (11) to free end of blue/white sling (9)
(1) Secure sling (9) to box link using box link pin and quick-release pin. (View D)
c. Connect one sling eye from a black/white sling (12) to the free end of box link assembly (11).
(1) Secure sling (12) to box link using box link pin and quick-release pin. (View D)
d. Install a second box link assembly (13) onto the free sling eye of the black/white sling (12).
(1) Secure sling (12) to box link using box link pin and quick-release pin. (View D)
e. Loop a green/white sling (14) through the aft storage compartment and install both sling eyes onto the free
end of box link assembly (13).
(1) Secure sling (14) to box link using box link pin and quick-release pin. (View D)
f.
To prevent tail rotor blade flapping tie the lower blade from the tail rotor to the helicopter using a fixed length
tie-down (without snap hook).
g. Drogue Chute Installation
NOTE
Though not recommended by recovery flight parameters
(Table 1), if the ground crew determines it is necessary a
drogue chute may be attached to the damaged helicopter
to facilitate stable flight. If drogue chute is used inspect in
accordance with applicable technical manual.
(1) Secure drogue chute to the tail end of tail-boom. Do not deploy drogue chute until recovery helicopter
has hovered over disabled or damaged helicopter.
h. The damaged helicopter is now ready for hookup to the recovery helicopter.
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