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8. Install Tail-Boom Rigging (Figure 1 and Table 3)
a. Fold blue/white sling (7) in half. (View A)
b. Place the two sling eyes of folded blue/white sling (7) 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.
(1) Connect sling link assembly (8) through sling eyes of sling (7) and through bridle loops of sling (6).
(2) Verify that arrangement of sling eyes is as shown in View E, with sling (6) bridle loops in the Position
A orientation.
c. Connect box link assembly (9), View A, at the mid-point fold of blue/white sling (7).
(1) Secure sling (7) to box link using box link pin and quick-disconnect pin. (View F)
d. Connect one sling eye of yellow/white sling (10), View A, to the other end of box link assembly (9) installed on
folded sling (7).
(1) Secure sling (10) to box link using box link pin and quick-disconnect pin. (View F)
e. Connect a second box link assembly (11), View A, to the other sling eye of sling (10).
(1) Secure sling (10) to box link using box link pin and quick-disconnect pin. (View F)
f.
Connect the blue/white sling (12), View A, around the disabled helicopter tail section as follows:
(1) Locate the position on helicopter tail-section that 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 (12) to box link (11). (View A)
(3) Secure sling (12) to box link using box link pin and quick-disconnect pin. (View F)
g. 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).
h. Drogue Chute Installation
NOTE
As determined by ground crew, a drogue chute may be
attached to the disabled helicopter to facilitate stable flight.
(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.
i.
Install the AH-1 mast wedge assembly (13) in accordance with Figure 1, View A location, and Figure 4, as follows:
NOTE
UMARK contains two similar mast wedge assemblies for
different helicopters. Refer to WP 0001 00 of this manual
and verify that correct mast wedge assembly is in use.
(1) Open the mast wedge (Figure 4) rubber tube section along the centerline seam and install the rubber
tube section around the main rotor mast near the bottom of the main rotor hub assembly.
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