Originally Posted by
JohnDixson
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It was removed from the UH-60's but not because, the pilots couldn't tell if it was working or not ( absolutely true ) but finally the Army looked at the actuator maintenance removals and used that reason to remove it. I can't recall the specifics of the S-76 PBA, so I'll try getting in touch with the man with near perfect recall, Nick Lappos.
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FWIW, I remember it as the PBA removal being recommending by Sikorsky to the Army. Other oddities surround the PBA removal, but don't get me started.