FOR 'STATUS TODAY'


 LOOK SHARP

 WHEN YOU CREW
 CHIEFS OR MECHANICS WRITE 1/d6J66
 UP AN AIRCRAFT'S PA FORM "
 2408-13, LOOK EXTRA SHARP '
BEFORE YOU TRANSCRIBE STATUS
 SYMBOLS FROM BLOCK 16
(OR FROM PA FORM 2408-1/4) -
 TO BLOCK 7!! '
 F.EL


 -{ THERE ARE FOUR
 COLUMNS IN BLOCK 7 WHERE
 A REP STATUS SYMBOL FROA
 BLOCK 16 (OR PA 2408 -14)
 CAN LANP-- UNDER
 "AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC,"



 Under A eleronic" in blockTHE




 7 you put the status symbol
 far the most serious fault on
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 /i veilane or some other pu-
Form 2408133

 Under "electronic" in block


 7iypllonte or some other pus-
 pose not connected with flight
 iaoety such as sidelooking
 aioborne radar, camera or in-
 hared equipment. The bird can
 fly without 'em.
 ------ I V#F ATEW.A s


 Everything that affects that bird's ability to
fly must be checked out to pick the symbol for
the most serious fault to enter under "aircraft."
So, you always check on all the gear that gets
the bird into the air, keeps it up and helps it to
land. That means you check status symbols on
communications equipment and radar used for
landing even though they're electronic items.


 When it doesn't affect air-
craft flight safety, you put the
status symbol for the most seri-
out fault on the gear that gives
the aircraft firepower under
"armament." The bird can fly
without it.


 ANY OF THE
FAULT ENTRIES
LESS SERIOUS
THAN A CIRCLED
REP X MAY BE
 FOUNP ON
 PA 2408 -14.


- DA Form 2401

 And, when it doesn't affect
aircraft flight safety, the status
symbol for the most serious
fault on any gear that doesn't
fall in the first three columns
would go under other


 Nuf said? Not quite. W -
 It's possible that an) equipment might have a fault that would affect the
flight safety of the aircraft if it would damage or interfere with the proper
functioning of items necessary for flight safer. even if it's nor listed as a "safety
of flight" item in the TM. Bounce that through %our bean ans time you transcribe
any status s) mbol from block 16 lor from DA 2408-14) to block ". That's one
reason %wh s.ou need an exact description of the fault in block I" (or in colutin b
of DA Form 2408-14).
 Downgrade fault. that affect flight safety and your bird may come smash-
ing down.
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