Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter 87-00090.

87-00090

28 March 2005: 87-00090 on the flightline at Knox Army Heliport (KFHK), Fort Rucker, Alabama. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

   87-00090, Boeing D model kit number M3209, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 29 April 1988. As of November 1999, 87-00090 had accumulated 1,674.8 D model hours and 4,745.8 total aircraft hours. 87-00090 was test flown and accepted by the U. S. Army at 3,079.5 aircraft hours.

   87-00090 was a conversion from the original A model Chinook 63-07902.

   87-00090 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially assigned to A Company - "Big Windy", 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, United States Army Europe (USAREUR), Schwabisch Hall, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) (West Germany), on 11 June 1988.

   A Company was the former 180th Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) - "Big Windy".

   On 6 November 1992, 87-00090 was assigned to B Company, 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, following the deactivation of A Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment.

   In November 1999, 87-00090 was transferred to Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), Corpus Christi, Texas, for On Condition Maintenance (OCM).

   At some point, 87-00090 was transferred to Fort Rucker, Alabama, assigned to the U.S. Army Aviation Center (USAAVNC) to support the flight training of air crews undergoing the CH-47D Aircraft Qualification Course (AQC), as well as the CH-47D Maintenance Test Pilot Course (MTPC).

   As of 1 January 2002, this aircraft was 37.7 years old.

   As of 28 March 2005, the last known location of 87-00090 was at Knox Army Heliport (KFHK), Fort Rucker, Alabama.

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

9 November 2005: 87-00090 undergoing a Number One Engine Mount change at Knox Army Heliport (KFHK), Fort Rucker, Alabama. In this photograph, the Engine Mount Rigging Fixture is installed. It is the large tubular shape device extending from the Combining Transmission (C-Box) area and to the left over the Engine Mount. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

9 November 2005: A close-up of the Engine Mount Rigging Fixture installed on 87-00090 while undergoing a Number One Engine Mount change. The Forward Engine Mount is the freshly painted zinc chromate yellow u-shaped chunk of metal just below the rigging fixture. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

9 November 2005: The newly installed Number One Engine Mount on 87-00090. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

9 November 2005: A rear shot of 87-00090 with the Aft Pylon removed to facilitate the Number One Engine Mount change. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.