INITIAL AND RECURRING INSPECTION OF TAIL ROTOR BLADES FOR ALL AH-64 SERIES AIRCRAFT

URGENT

TB 1-1520-238-20-127

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN

INITIAL AND RECURRING INSPECTION

OF TAIL ROTOR BLADES FOR ALL

AH-64 SERIES AIRCRAFT

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

28 June 2002

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

Priority Classification. Urgent

NOTE

This publication is effective until rescinded or superseded.

a. Aircraft in Use. Upon receipt of this Technical Bulletin (TB) make the following entry on DA Form

2408-13-1. Enter a red horizontal dash "" with the following statement: "Inspect tail rotor blades IAW TB

1-1520-238-20-127 prior to next flight, but NLT 10 June 2002." Clear the red horizontal dash "" when

the procedures IAW paragraph 8 and 9 are completed. Commanders who are unable to comply with the re-

quirements of this TB within the time frame specified will upgrade the affected aircraft status symbol to a red

"X".

b. Aircraft in Maintenance Facility.

(1) Aircraft in AVUM, AVIM, and Depot. Same as paragraph 1a.

(2) Aircraft at Contractor Facility. Boeing will inspect DD 250 aircraft prior to those aircraft depart-

ing for ferry to final destination

Aircraft in Transit.

NOTE

For aircraft away from home station, this TB authorizes a one time flight, with intermediate stops,

to return to the nearest secured maintenance facility/home station. If a 10X magnifier is not avail-

able, a closeup-visual inspection of the tail rotor blades will be completed every 2 flight hours. The

aircraft will be inspected IAW this TB upon arrival at the nearest secured maintenance facility/

home station.

(1) Surface/Air Shipment. Same as paragraph 1a.

This TB supersedes USAATCOM Safety of Flight 032300ZJun02 (AH-64-02-07).