Robinson Helicopter Company RTR 660, Maintenance Manual

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10-11 Parking in High Wind or Turbulent Air (continued)
B. Extreme Conditions (continued)
2. b. Remove hardware securing pitch links to swashplate assembly.
3. Remove tail rotor pitch links per steps below:
a. Refer to Figure 64-1. Tag each pitch link with corresponding blade serial number.
Disconnect pitch links from tail rotor blades; keep associate balancing hardware
with each link.
b. Remove hardware securing pitch links to tail rotor pitch control assembly.
10-12 Main Rotor Blade Tie-Downs
CAUTION
Overtightening tie-down straps can damage main rotor blades.
Maximum tie-down tension is 5 lb.
1. Park helicopter and position blades per Section 10-10 or 10-11.
2. Refer to Figure 10-1. Slide MT290-3 tie-down jacket over forward (lowered) main rotor
blade tip, with white lettering facing down. Thread strap through nose bracket and
secure tie-down hook and loop tape. Push up on secured blade to remove slack in tie-
down strap.
3. As required, install MT290-3 tie-down on aft main rotor blade. Slide jacket over blade
tip, with white lettering facing down. Wrap strap 1¾ times around tailcone forward of
strobe light, twist strap around strobe light base, and secure tie-down hook and loop
tape. Push up on secured blade to remove slack in tie-down strap.
25 OCT 2010 R66 Maintenance Manual Chapter 10 Parking and Storage
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