As g rosult of tho accolerated program during the Month of February to got the radarand Gloctronics equipment in the aircraft in operational con dition, this equipment oporated satisfactorily during the month of March with only routine lino maintenanco and the repdacament of such axpendable items as tubos, otc. On 3 March a holiocopter taxied into such a position that the rotor struck tho elevator on Siel6 4%79. This aircraft was AOCP for a propeller and was parked on tho ramp by the maintanace hangar. A replacement elovator that had boon requisitioned from Kwajalein arrived and was installod on the airoraft on 8 March, The roplacanent propeller arrived on 9 March and was built-up and installed on 10 March, chocked okays Generally during ‘the month this section <b + was confronted with routine line maintonanco functions with few items of major maintenance, as noted. Tho operations schoduled quite a few water transition flights during the month, which roquirod fresh-wator wash down after tho flight. This was accom plished without undue hardship. On 25 March an Sirl6 was schodulod for water Transition , during which, aftor the fourth water landing, tho #2 propcller wont into full foather during tho un-rovorsing cyclo and would not unfoathor, The crow taxiod the aircraft to the personnal pier on single engino and beached it thore. Tm propeller was checked, no doffocte were noted. The foathoring switch was triod several timcs to no avail. breaker was pulled out Then,tho cireuit and resot, and the foathering switch then actuated to unm foathor at which timo the propeller came out of fcather and returned to normal, - (Gu) WY . Sor ag