Tasks And Responsibilities - Bell OH-58A Technical Manual

WARNING
Careful consideration shall be given
to the operation of the Identify
Friend or FOE (IFF), Mode 4,
avionics system.
IFF or failure to properly communi-
cate with area air defense command
prior to liftoff could result in an
attack from friendly forces due to
mistaken identity.
TRAINING.
1-9.
a. BDAR by its nature involves fixes,
bypasses, and/or jury-rigging, which is
1-10. TAGGING/IDENTIFYING BDAR REPAIRS.
a. All damage will be identified on
aircraft inspection and maintenance
record, DA Form 2408-13 and DA Form
2408-18, as per DA PAM 738-751. See
Figures 1-1, 1-2.
Recording of BDAR repairs and the
b.
use of status symbols, as defined in DA
PAM 738-751, will be completed as soon
as practical to indicate any limita-
tions and restrictions or required stan-
dard repairs.
c. In addition to recording all
damage, the area damaged will be marked
on aircraft or component part using
damage assessment markings as shown in
Figure 1-3.
d. Status Symbols. Status symbols
used in aircraft logbooks to record
defects are defined below.
(1) Red "X."
a defect exists and the aircraft is
unsafe for flight.
Failure of the
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TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A red "X" shows that
outside authorized standard repairs, and
may degrade the inherent safety of the
helicopter. Therefore, BDAR actions are
not intended to supplement, replace stan-
dard maintenance practices during peace-
time, nor should they be employed indis-
criminately to facilitate training.
b. Repairs described in this manual,
which can be appropriately accomplished
in order to provide training, are listed
in Appendix E and are highlighted in each
repair chapters repair procedure index.
The trainable repair in the index will be
blocked
in.
(2) Circled red "X." A red "X"
inside a red circle indicates a limiting
defect. The aircraft may be flown under
specific limits as directed by higher
authority, or as directed locally until
corrective action is taken.
(3) Red horizontal dash (-).
(a) This symbol indicates an
inspection, special inspection, com-
ponent replacement, maintenance opera-
tional check, or test flight is needed.
The symbol is also used to indicate that
a normal modification work order (MWO)
is overdue.
(b) This symbol also shows that
the condition of the equipment is
unknown. A potentially dangerous con-
dition may exist.
corrected as soon as possible.
(4) Red diagonal (/). This symbol
indicates a defect exists that is not
serious enough to ground the aircraft.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The condition will be
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