PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-687
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 687
FEBRUARY 2010
5
PS 687
FEB 10
P
ulling maintenance on your combat
or tactical vehicle’s automatic fre
extinguisher system (AFES)? That’s a
good time to be alert and put on the kid
gloves. AFES maintenance requires
EXTREME
CAUTION!
You
shouldn’t be a±raid o± the equipment,
but you should respect it!
You can be seriously injured—even
killed—i± procedures aren’t ±ollowed
and an extinguisher bottle discharges
unexpectedly during maintenance.
•
Never
remove the fre bottle assembly
±rom its mount until you’ve installed
the anti-recoil plug. Without the plug,
an accidental discharge can turn an
unsecured bottle into a dangerous rocket
bouncing around the insides o± your
vehicle. The anti-recoil plug controls
the discharge by sa±ely directing the
suppression agent through very small
ports instead o± the AFES nozzle.
•
Keep extinguishers and fre sensors
clean.
•
Per±orm all fre extinguisher PMCS
on schedule.
•
Never stack gear or equipment against
fre extinguisher nozzles or sensors.
The anti-recoil plug is attached to
each fre bottle by a short lanyard. Don’t
remove the bottle i± the plug’s missing
or i± the lock pin isn’t installed on the
manual discharge lever. Report it.
Automatic Fire Extinguisher Systems…
Maintain with
Extreme Care
to keep the
operation as safe
as possible, stick
to the good words
in your vehicle’s
tm when pulling
fire extinguisher
maintenance.
then make sure
you follow
these tips…
Anti-recoil plug installed?
Bottle can be removed
Keep fre sensors clear
what the
heck’s
going
on in jones’
stryker?
somebody must’ve removed
the fire bottle without
using the anti-recoil plug!
think we’re
done?
think
again!
there’s more
on the next
page!
ow!
Lockpin
installed?
Keep nozzles clean
and unblocked
watch
out!!
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