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TM 1-1670-260-12&P
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WARNING
Failure to arrange sling eyes on the sling link assembly
as shown in Figure 1, View E, will create an unbalanced
load on the sling link assembly and may cause the
assembly to open as tension is applied to the slings.
h. Connect the single eye end of heavy weight black/white sling (8), to the double eye end of sling (6) using sling
link assembly (7).
(1) Verify that arrangement of sling eyes is as shown in View E, with sling (8) in Position B. orientation.
(2) Extend sling (8) out away from the disabled helicopter for easy access during the recovery helicopter
hook-up procedure covered in Paragraph 10 of this WP.
8. Install Tail-Boom Rigging (Figure 1 and Table 3)
a. Fold blue/white sling (9) in half. (View A)
b. Place the two sling eyes of folded blue/white sling (9) in-between the sling (6) bridle loops.
WARNING
Failure to arrange sling eyes on the sling link assembly
as shown in Figure 1, View E, will create an unbalanced
load on the sling link assembly and may cause the
assembly to open as tension is applied to the slings.
c. Connect sling link assembly (10) through sling eyes of sling (9) and through bridle loops of sling (6).
(1) Verify that arrangement of sling eyes is as shown in View E, with sling (6) bridle loops in the Position A
orientation.
d. Connect box link assembly (11), View A, at the mid-point fold of blue/white sling (9).
(1) Secure sling (9) to box link using box link pin and quick-disconnect pin. (View F)
e. Connect one sling eye of yellow/white sling (12), View A, to the other end of box link assembly (11) installed on
folded sling (9).
(1) Secure sling (12) to box link using box link pin and quick-disconnect pin. (View F)
f.
Connect a second box link assembly (13), View A, to the other sling eye of sling (12).
(1) Secure sling (12) to box link using box link pin and quick-disconnect pin. (View F)
g. Connect the blue/white sling (14), View A, around the disabled helicopter tail section as follows:
(1) Locate the position on helicopter tail-section that is approximately in the location of the intermediate
gearbox and loop the blue/white sling around this point. (View G)
(2) Connect both eyes of blue/white sling (14) to box link (13). (View A)
(3) Secure sling (14) to box link using box link pin and quick-disconnect pin. (View F)
h. 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).
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