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CHAPTER 10 — PARKING AND MOORING

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Number Title Number Number

PARKING AND MOORING

10-1 Parking and Mooring...................................................................... 10-00-00 3

10-2 Covers, Plugs, and Tie-downs.................................................. 10-00-00 3
10-3 Plug Assembly — Engine Inlet ................................................. 10-00-00 3
10-4 Cover Assembly — Pitot Tube.................................................. 10-00-00 3
10-5 Cover Assembly — Engine Exhaust......................................... 10-00-00 3
10-6 Plug Assembly — Oil Cooler Blower Inlet Duct ........................ 10-00-00 3
10-7 Tiedown Installation — Main Rotor Blade................................. 10-00-00 5
10-8 Strap Assembly — Tiedown Tail Rotor..................................... 10-00-00 5
10-9 Parking — Normal and Turbulent Conditions
(Winds up to 50 Knots) ............................................................. 10-00-00 6
10-10 Mooring (Winds Above 50 Knots) ............................................. 10-00-00 6
10-11 Storage and Preservation of the Helicopter.............................. 10-00-00 7
10-12 Deleted ..................................................................................... 10-00-00 7
10-13 Deleted ..................................................................................... 10-00-00 7
10-14 Deleted.............................................................................. 10-00-00 7
10-15 Deleted.............................................................................. 10-00-00 7
10-16 Deleted ..................................................................................... 10-00-00 7
10-17 Deleted.............................................................................. 10-00-00 7
10-18 Deleted.............................................................................. 10-00-00 7
10-19 Deleted ..................................................................................... 10-00-00 7
10-20 Deleted.............................................................................. 10-00-00 7
10-21 Deleted.............................................................................. 10-00-00 7

FIGURES

Figure Page
Number Title Number

10-1 Covers and Tiedowns ......................................................................................... 4

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PARKING AND MOORING

10-1. PARKING AND MOORING with the white letters REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT, is
attached to each engine inlet plug assembly.
This chapter gives the procedures and equipment
necessary to park and moor the helicopter. 1. To install the engine inlet plug assembly, make
sure the side marked TOP is up. Push the engine inlet
10-2. COVERS, PLUGS, AND TIE-DOWNS plug assembly into the engine air inlet.

The protective covers, plugs, and tie-downs are 10-4. COVER ASSEMBLY — PITOT TUBE
supplied as loose equipment. Use them when you
park or moor the helicopter. You can park the The pitot tube cover assembly (1, Figure 10-1) is
helicopter during normal and turbulent (winds up to 50 made of 9.85 ounces (0.279 Kg) of cotton duck
knots) weather conditions, but if winds above 50 knots material and covered with red flame resistant cloth. A
are forecasted you must moor the helicopter. red streamer stenciled with the white letters REMOVE
BEFORE FLIGHT is attached to the pitot tube cover
Additional equipment such as ropes, cables, clevises, assembly.
ramp tie-downs or dead man tie-downs are necessary
to moor the helicopter. An optional blade fold kit is
available.
CAUTION
SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED
T H E P I T O T T U B E C A N B E H O T.
NUMBER NOMENCLATURE CONTACT WITH A HOT PITOT TUBE
C A N R E S U LT I N I N J U R Y T O
206-070-438-007 Pitot Tube Cover PERSONNEL.
Assembly
1. To install the pitot tube cover assembly, push it
206-070-469-001 Tie-down Tail Rotor over the pitot tube. Attach the cord.
Strap Assembly
10-5. COVER ASSEMBLY — ENGINE EXHAUST
206-072-400-001 Engine Exhaust Cover
Assembly The engine exhaust cover assembly (3, Figure 10-1) is
made of 9.85 ounces (0.279 Kg) of cotton duck
206-072-401-003 Engine Inlet Plug
material and covered in red flame-resistant cloth. A
Assembly
red streamer, stenciled with the white letters REMOVE
406-070-300-107 Main Rotor Blade BEFORE FLIGHT, is attached to the engine exhaust
Tie-down Installation cover assembly. A 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) diameter elastic
tie-cord is stitched to the engine exhaust cover
407-070-101-101/-103 Oil Cooler Blower Inlet assembly.
Duct Plug
1. To install the engine exhaust cover assembly,
Commercial Dead Man Tie-down push it over the exhaust tailpipe. Attach the tie-cord.

Commercial Mooring Clevis 10-6. PLUG ASSEMBLY — OIL COOLER

10-3. PLUG ASSEMBLY — ENGINE INLET
The engine inlet plug assemblies (2, Figure 10-1) are
made of 9.85 ounces (0.279 Kg) of cotton duck
material. The engine inlet plug assemblies are red in
color and flame resistant. A red streamer, stenciled
BLOWER INLET DUCT
The oil cooler blower inlet duct plug assemblies (8,
Figure 10-1) are made of cotton duck material. They
are red in color and flame resistant. A red streamer
stenciled with white letters, REMOVE BEFORE
FLIGHT, is attached to each plug assembly.

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Figure 10-1. Covers and Tiedowns

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1. To install the oil cooler blower inlet duct plug
assembly, push it into the oil cooler blower inlet duct.
10-7. TIEDOWN INSTALLATION — MAIN ROTOR
BLADE
For each main rotor blade, there is a main rotor blade
tiedown installation. Each tiedown assembly (4, Figure
10-1) has a sock assembly (5) and a line assembly (6).
Use these to attach the main rotor blades to the
landing-gear cross tubes. The sock assembly (5) is
made of red nylon and has a red streamer, stenciled
with the white letters REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT,
attached to it. The line assembly (6) is made of 0.19
inch (4.83 mm) diameter nylon line. Each line
assembly (6) has a ring and an attached flag. The flag
is stenciled with the letters FWD BLADES or AFT
BLADES.
Install the main rotor blade tiedown installations as
follows:
DO NOT CA USE THE MAIN ROTO R
BLADES TO BEND MORE THAN THE
LIMITS SHOWN IN FIGURE 10-1 DETAIL
A . D A M A G E TO T H E M A I N R O TO R
BLADES CAN RESULT.
NOTE
At the same time you align the main rotor
blades, align the tail rotor blades with the
vertical fin. This will make it possible to
install the tiedown tail rotor strap assembly
(Paragraph 10-8).
1. Turn the main rotor blades until there are two
blades aft of the fuselage station of the main rotor hub.
When you look down on the helicopter, the four blades
make an X over the vertical center line of the fuselage.
2. Install the two FWD BLADES sock assemblies (5)
to the ends of the two main rotor blades forward of the
fuselage station of the main rotor hub.
3. Put a line assembly (6) around each outboard
end of the forward cross tube of the landing gear.
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NOTE
Rings are pre-set to apply the necessary
tension to the forward and the aft main rotor
blades.
4. Attach the snaps of the two line assemblies (6) to
the rings of the two FWD BLADES sock assemblies
(5).
5. Install the two AFT BLADES sock assemblies (5)
to the ends of the two aft main rotor blades.
6. Put a line assembly (6) around each outboard
end of the aft cross tube of the landing gear.
7. Attach the snaps of the two line assemblies (6) to
the rings of the two AFT BLADES sock assemblies (5).
10-8. STRAP ASSEMBLY — TIEDOWN TAIL
ROTOR
The tiedown tail rotor strap assembly (7, Figure 10-1)
is made of 0.025 x 1.0 x 92.0 inch (0.635 X 25 X 2340
mm) nylon webbing. It is red and stenciled with the
white letters REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT.
Install the tiedown tail rotor strap assembly (7) as
follows:
D O N O T C A U S E T H E TA I L R O TO R
BLADE TO BEND. DAMAGE TO THE TAIL
ROTOR BLADE CAN RESULT. THE TAIL
ROTOR BLADE SHOULD BE TIED SO
THAT IT IS LIGHTLY TOUCHING THE
STATIC STOP.
1. Turn the main rotor blades until there are two
blades aft of the fuselage station of the main rotor hub.
When you look down on the helicopter, the four blades
should make an X over the vertical center line of the
fuselage. Align the tail rotor with the vertical fin.
2. Tie the tiedown tail rotor strap assembly (7)
around the vertical fin and tail rotor blade.
NOTE
The tiedown may be placed around the
vertical fin either above or below the tail
rotor gearbox fairing.
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10-9. PARKING — NORMAL AND TURBULENT 10-10. MOORING (WINDS ABOVE 50 KNOTS)
CONDITIONS (WINDS UP TO 50 KNOTS)
SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED
SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED

NUMBER NOMENCLATURE
206-070-438-007 Pitot Tube Cover
Assembly
206-070-469-001 Tiedown Tail Rotor
Strap Assembly
206-072-400-001 Engine Exhaust Cover
Assembly
206-072-401-003 Engine Inlet Plug
Assembly
406-070-300-107 Main Rotor Blade
Tiedown Installation
407-070-101-101/- Oil Cooler Blower Inlet
103 Duct Plug
1. Hover, taxi, or tow (BHT-407-FM or Chapter 9)
the helicopter to the specified parking area.
NUMBER NOMENCLATURE
Commercial Dead Man Tiedown
Commercial Mooring Clevis
206-070-438-007 Pitot Tube Cover
Assembly
206-070-469-001 Tiedown Tail Rotor
Strap Assembly
206-072-400-001 Engine Exhaust Cover
Assembly
206-072-401-003 Engine Inlet Plug
Assembly
406-070-300-107 Main Rotor Blade
Tiedown Installation
407-070-101-101/-103 Oil Cooler Blower Inlet
Duct Plug

2. Remove the ground handling gear (Chapter 9).

3. Attach the main and tail rotor blades with the

tiedown assembly and tiedown tail rotor strap
assembly (4 and 7, Figure 10-1) (Paragraphs 10-7 and WHEN WINDS ABOVE 75 KNOTS (139
10-8). K M / H R ) A R E F O R E C A S T, P U T TH E
HELICOPTER IN A HANGAR OR MOVE IT
4. Install the engine inlet plug assembly (2), the oil TO AN AREA OUT OF THE WEATHER.
cooler blower inlet duct plugs (8), the pitot tube cover FLYING OBJECTS DURING A HIGH WIND
assembly (1), and the engine exhaust cover assembly CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE
(3) (Paragraphs 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, and 10-6).
HELICOPTER.

5. Tighten the friction locks on the flight controls.

Make sure that all of the switches are in the OFF 1. When you park the helicopter, point it in the
position. direction of the forecast winds.

6. Disconnect the battery (Chapter 96).

7. Close and safety all of the doors, the windows,
the cowlings, and the access panels.
8. If the helicopter is parked outside in a heavy dew
environment, purge lubricate all of the control bearings
that are exposed to air. Do this once every seven
days. Make sure no voids exist to trap moisture
(Chapter 12).
NOTE
If the correct ramp tiedowns are not
available, park the helicopter on an
unpaved area. Use the dead man tiedowns.
Point the helicopter into the wind and
retract the ground handling wheels.
2. Attach the helicopter to the dead man tiedowns.

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8. Disconnect the battery (Chapter 96).

NOTE
Use a mooring clevis at each of the three 9. Close and safety all the doors, the windows, and
jack fittings. This will let you use a rope with the access panels.
a larger diameter.
10. Refuel the helicopter to its maximum capacity
3. Attach the cable, the rope, or the dead man
(Chapter 12).
tie-downs to the helicopter jack fittings.

CAUTION
CAUTION

SAFETY OR REMOVE ALL OF THE

DO NOT C A US E T HE M A IN ROTO R EQUIPMENT AND OBJECTS IN THE
BLADES TO BEND MORE THAN THE AREA. IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS, THE
LIMITS SHOWN IN FIGURE 10-1, WIND CAN BLOW THE OBJECTS
D E TA I L A . D A M A G E T O T H E M A I N AGAINST THE HELICO PTER AND
ROTOR BLADES CAN RESULT. CAUSE DAMAGE.

4. Attach the main and the tail rotor blades with the 11. Safety or remove all of the equipment and objects
tie-down assembly and tie-down tail rotor strap in the area.
assembly (4 and 7, Figure 10-1) (paragraph 10-7 and
paragraph 10-8).
12. When the winds stop, examine the helicopter for
damage.
5. If time and storage space permit, remove the
main rotor blades (Chapter 62) and put them in a
10-11. STORAGE AND PRESERVATION OF THE
building.
HELICOPTER

NOTE Refer to the BHT-ALL-SPM, Chapter 10 for the

infromation and procedures on storage and
Put all red streamers inside an access door preservation of the helicopter.
so that they will not flap in the wind.
10-12. DELETED
6. Install the engine inlet plug assemblies (2), the oil
cooler blower inlet duct plugs (8), the pitot tube cover 10-13. DELETED
assembly (1), and the engine exhaust cover assembly
(3) (paragraph 10-3, paragraph 10-4, paragraph 10-5,
10-14. Deleted
and paragraph 10-6).
10-15. Deleted
7. Tighten the friction locks on the flight controls.
10-16. DELETED

10-17. Deleted
CAUTION
10-18. Deleted
MAKE SURE ALL OF THE SWITCHES
ARE IN THE OFF POSITION, AND ALL OF 10-19. DELETED
THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS ARE OPEN.
THIS WILL PREVENT INADVERTENT 10-20. Deleted
ACTUATION THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE
TO THE HELICOPTER. 10-21. Deleted

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