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1 TM 55-1520-236-23-2 TECHNICAL MANUALAVIATION unit AND INTERMEDIATEMAINTENANCE MANUALARMY MODELAH-IP (PROD)AH-1E (ECAS)AH-1F (MODERNIZED cobra )HELICOPTERS Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY8 MAY 1980 PIN: 032466-016 CHANGENO. 2210-5 through 10-810-11 and 10-1210-13 through and through 11-3211-79 and 11-80TM 55-1520-236-23-2C22 HEADQUARTERSDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYWASHINGTON, , 30 April 1996 AVIATION unit and IntermediateMaintenance ManualARMY MODELAH-1 P (PROD)AH-1 E (ECAS)AH-IF (MODERNIZED cobra )HELICOPTERSDISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is 55-1520-236-23-2, 8 May 1980, is changed as follows:1.

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3 Retain this sheet in front of MANUAL for reference Order of the Secretary of the Army:DENNIS J. REIMERG eneral, United States ArmyChief of StaffDISTRIBUTION:To be distributed in accordance with DA Form 12-31-E, block no. 1149, requirements forTM 55-1520-236-23-2C 21 CHANGENO. 21 HEADQUARTERSDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYWASHINGTON, D. C., 31 October 1995 AVIATION unit and IntermediateMaintenance ManualARMY MODELAH-1P (PROD)AH-1E (ECAS)AH-1F (MODERNIZED cobra )HELlCOPTERSDISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimitedTM 55-1520-236-23-2, 8 May 1980, is changed as follows:1.

4 Remove and insert pages as indicated below. New or changed text material is indicated by a vertical barin the margin. An illustration change is indicated by a miniature pointing pagesi through /( blank) ( blank)ix and ( blank)xi and xii------xvii and ( blank)xix through xxi/(xxii blank)7-59 and 7-608-41 through 8-44------Insert pagesi through and ( blank)ix and ( blank)xi and ( blank)xvii and xviiixviii. 1 and through xxii7-59 and 7-608-41 through through ( blank) this sheet in front of MANUAL for reference 55-1520-236-23-2C21By Order of the Secretary of the Army:DENNIS J.

5 REIMERG enera/, United States ArmyChief of StaffDISTRIBUTION:To be distributed in accordance with DA Form 12-31-E, block no. 1149, requirements forTM 55-1520-236-23-2C 20 CHANGENO. 20 HEADQUARTERSDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYWASHINGTON, , 15 December 1994 AVIATION unit and IntermediateMaintenance ManualARMY MODELAH-1 P (PROD)AH-1E (ECAS)AH-1F (MODERNIZED cobra )HELlCOPTERSDISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimitedTM 55-1520-236-23-2,8 May 1980, is changed as follows:1. Remove and insert pages as indicated below.

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7 Retain this sheet in front of MANUAL for reference 55-1520-235-23-2C20By Order of the Secretary of the Army:Official:Administrative Assistant to theSecretary of the Army07664 GORDON R. SULLIVANG eneral, United States ArmyChief of StalfDISTRIBUTION:To be distributed in accordance with DA Form 12-31-E, block no. 1149, requirements forTM 55-1520-236-23-2TM 55-1520-236-23TM 55-1520-236-23-2TM 55-1520-236-23-2TM 55-1520-236-23-2TM 55-1520-236-23-2 TECHNICAL MANUALNo. 55-1520-236-23-2TM 55-1520-236-23-2 HEADQUARTERSDEPARTMENTWASHINGTON, , AVIATION unit and IntermediateMaintenance ManualARMY MODELAH-1P (PROD)AH-lE (ECAS)AH-1F (MODERNIZED cobra )HELICOPTERSNOTEThis MANUAL is printed in five volumes, as follows.

8 OF THE ARMY8 May 1980TM 55-1520-236-23-1, consisting of Table of Contents, Preface Chap-ters 1 through 55-1520-236-23-2, consisting of Table of 7through A through 55-1520-236-23-3, consisting of Table of Contents, Appendix Dthrough G, and 55-1520-236-23-4, consisting of Table of Contents, FO-1 55-1520-236-23-5, consisting of Table of Contents, FO-143 (Sheet1 of 28 through Sheet 28 of 28) through Preface, Appendices and Index are applicable to all volumes.*This MANUAL together with TM 55-1520-236-23-1, 8 May 1980, TM May 1980, TM 55-1520-236-23-4, 8 May 1980,and TM 55-1520-236 23 5, 31 July1990, supersedes TM 55-1520-236-23-1,30 June 1977 and TM 55-1520-236-23-2,30 June 16 WARNING PAGETM 66-1620-236-23 WARNINGP ersonnel performing operations, procedures, and practices whichare included or implied in this TECHNICAL MANUAL shall observe thefollowing warnings.

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10 Protective cover is kept over the emitter andthat the AIM power switch is off at all times when the laser is notin use. The laser shall be used only in controlled areas by goggles are required during operation andboresight 19 aTM 55-1520-236-23 WARNING PAGERADIATION HAZARDSelf-luminous dials contain radioactive such an instrument is broken or becomes unsealed, avoid personal forceps or gloves made of rubber or polyethylene to pick up contaminated material and gloves in a plastic bag and dispose of it as radioactive wastein accordance with AR 755-15 and TM 3-261 (TB 43-0108).