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WARNING
CRUSH HAZARD. DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY COULD OCCUR IF THE BRIDGE STOP
EMERGENCY (BSE) ARE NOT FULLY LOCKED DURING THE DISCONNECTION OF THE HOME
BANK CARRIAGE. FAILURE TO HEED THIS INSTRUCTION COULD LEAD TO UNEXPECTED
MOVEMENT OF THE BRIDGE.
3.9.10.39 On the chest pack, move the joystick forward to raise the home bank carriage beam.
Make sure the drum winches operate to raise the home bank carriage beam and insert
the shootbolts to connect the two carriage halves.
3.9.10.40 Place the carriage slings over the shootbolts to prevent them dragging on the bridge.
3.9.10.41 On the chest pack, move the joystick to the left to select the BRIDGE DRIVE function.
3.9.10.42 Make sure the POWER and the bridge drive mode previously selected captions (LEVEL,
HIGH or LOW) on the chest pack display illuminate. Make sure the BRIDGE LIFT caption
on the chest pack display goes off.
3.9.10.43 On the chest pack, move the joystick rearward to reverse the bridge towards the launch
vehicle.
WARNING
CRUSH HAZARD. DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY COULD OCCUR IF THE BRIDGE STOP
EMERGENCY (BSE) ARE NOT FULLY LOCKED DURING THE DISCONNECTION OF THE HOME
BANK CARRIAGE. FAILURE TO HEED THIS INSTRUCTION COULD LEAD TO UNEXPECTED
MOVEMENT OF THE BRIDGE.
CRUSH HAZARD.
NEVER LEAN ON THE BRIDGE STOP EMERGENCY HANDLE. THE
HANDLE SHOULD ALWAYS BE IN THE UP POSITION UNLESS THE BRIDGE STOP
EMERGENCY IS BEING OPERATED TO ALLOW THE PASSAGE OF THE BRIDGE JAWS.
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING CAN RESULT IN THE BRIDGE FALLING OFF THE
LAUNCH VEHICLE AND CAUSING DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY TO PERSONNEL.
3.9.10.44 Pull down on the bridge stop emergency once the jaws of the ramp module are within 12
inches of the bridge stop emergency rollers. Release the bridge stop emergency as soon
as the ramp jaws are clear of the bridge stop emergency rollers.
3.9.10.45 Continue to reverse the bridge. Release the joystick when the pins connecting the home
bank ramp module to the parallel module, are in line with the center of the Tail lift.
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