MAINTENANCE MANDATORY RCS CSGLD--1860 (R1) ALL H--60 AIRCRAFT INSPECT TAIL LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT ASSEMBLY FOR MISSING BEARING RETENTION PIN

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN

MAINTENANCE MANDATORY

RCS CSGLD--1860 (R1)

ALL H--60 AIRCRAFT

INSPECT TAIL LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT

ASSEMBLY FOR MISSING BEARING RETENTION PIN

Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D. C.

26 April 2000

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

NOTE

THIS PUBLICATION IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL RESCINDED OR SUPERSEDED.

Priority Classification. Routine

a. Aircraft in Use. Upon receipt of this Technical Bulletin (TB) the condition status symbol of the cited

aircraft will be changed to a red horizontal dash // -- //. The red horizontal dash // -- // entry shall state "Inspect

Tail Landing Gear Shock Strut IAW UH--60--00--ASAM--04 within the next 10 flight hours but NLT 8 March

2000". The red horizontal dash // -- // may be cleared when the inspection of para 8 is completed. The affected

aircraft shall be inspected as soon as practical but no later than 8 March 2000. Failure to comply with the

requirements of this TB within the time frame will cause the status symbol to be upgraded to a red "X".

b. Aircraft in Depot Maintenance. Aircraft will not be issued until they are in compliance with this TB.

Aircraft Undergoing Maintenance. Aircraft will not be released until they are in compliance with this

TB.

d. Aircraft in Transit.

(1) Surface/Air Shipment. Within 14 days of arrival.

(2) Ferry Status.

(a) Inspect within 10 hours/14 days of arrival at final destination.

(b) Those aircraft that have a DD 250 and are at the contractors facility will be inspected prior

to ferry to final destination.

e. Maintenance Trainers (Category A, and B). Same as paragraph 1.a.

f. Component/Parts in Stock at All Levels (Depot and Others) Including War Reserves. Upon receipt

of this TB, the material condition tags of all items in all condition codes listed in paragraph 6 shall be annotated

*This TB supersedes USAAMCOM Aviation Safety Action Message 222132Z FEB 00, UH--60--00--ASAM--04