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Table 3. Damaged UH-60 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
Box Link Assembly
3
Box Link Assembly
4
Green/White 150 Inch (12.5 Ft) Light Weight Sling
5
Green/White 150 Inch (12.5 Ft) Light Weight Sling
6
Black/White 30 Ft Heavy 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
Black/White 30 Ft Heavy Weight Sling with Bridle
11
Sling Link Assembly
12
Black/White 30 Ft Heavy Weight Sling
13
Sling Link Assembly
14
Cargo Hook Thimble
7. Install Forward Main Rigging (Figures 1, 2 and 3, and Table 3)
a. Open and remove left and right crewman observation windows that are forward of main cargo doors.
b. Fully open the left and right main cargo doors.
c. Basket heavy weight black/white sling (6) through the right side crewman’s observation window and out the
right main cargo door opening.
d. Basket light weight blue/white sling (7) through the left side crewman’s observation window and out the left
main cargo door opening.
e. Separately lay both eyes of slings (6) and (7) on the rotor head for easy access during shackle assembly
hook-up in step g. of this Paragraph.
f.
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) Assemble the blade sleeve pole. (View B)
(3) Open bag pocket number two on blade sleeve bag (View A) by separating the loop/hook closures.
(4) With one hand, take hold of blade sleeve bags left side blade sleeve tab and left side blue lifting tab.
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