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TM 1-1670-260-12&P
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Table 3. Damaged OH-58D and Recovery Helicopter Rigging – Key to Figure 1
Figure 1
Item No.
Item Description
1
Green/White 150 Inch (12.5 Ft) Light Weight Sling
2
Box Link Assembly
3
Green/White 150 Inch (12.5 Ft) Light Weight Sling
4
Box Link Assembly
5
Black/White 120 inches (10 Ft) Light Weight Sling
6
Blue/White 360 inches (30.0 Ft) Light Weight Sling
7
Blue/White 360 inches (30.0 Ft) Light Weight Sling
8
Shackle Assembly
9
Black/White 30 Ft Heavy Weight Sling
10
Sling Link Assembly
11
Black/White 30 Ft Heavy Weight Sling with Bridle
12
Sling Link Assembly
13
Black/White 30 Ft Heavy Weight Sling
14
Cargo Hook Thimble
7. Install Forward Main Rigging (Figures 1, 2 and 3, and Table 3)
a. Remove the pilot and co-pilot doors, and remove the left and right cargo compartment doors.
b. Basket a blue/white sling (6) through the pilot’s door opening and out the cargo door that is on the same side
of the helicopter.
c. Basket a second blue/white sling (7) through the co-pilot’s door opening and out the cargo door that is on the
same side of the helicopter.
d. Separately lay both eyes of slings (6) and (7) on the rotor head for easy access during shackle assembly
hook-up in step f. of this Paragraph.
e. Rig and install blade sleeve assemblies as follows: (Figure 2)
NOTE
Blade sleeve assemblies are attached to each main rotor
blade. A fixed length tie-down is attached to the bottom D-
ring of each blade sleeve assembly and secured to an
appropriate airframe hard point to secure the main rotor
blades during the recovery flight.
(1) Orient the blade sleeve assembly (View A) so that the markings saying TOP on both the blade sleeve
bag and straps are facing down.
(2) Fold both left and right edges of the blade sleeve bag inward until the matching loop/hook closures
are engaged.
(3) Assemble the blade sleeve pole. (View B)
(4) Open bag pocket number one on the blade sleeve bag (View A) by separating the loop/hook
closures.
(5) With one hand, take hold of blade sleeve bags left side blade sleeve tab and left side blue lifting tab.
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