PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-716

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 716

JULY 2012
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-716 - Page 6 of 33
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PS 716
JUL 12
w
hen rainwater collects in the hull of your MLRS, it shorts out cables,
corrodes connectors and gets inside line replaceable units (LRUs).
Leaving the hull drain plugs open will let out excess water, but it won’t keep
components from getting wet in the Frst place.
Prevent water damage by covering the cab and engine portion of your MLRS
with a waterproof tarp. A 12x17-ft OD green tarp, NSN 2540-00-587-2532, will
do the trick. Or order a 12x17-ft tan tarp with NSN 2540-01-330-8062.
T
ankers, by now you’re probably aware that DA ±orm 2408-4,
Weapon Record
Data Card,
can be updated electronically on the TACOM-Unique Logistics Support
Applications (TULSA) web site:
It’s a convenient and efFcient way to report any activity on the gun tube for your
tank, mortar, artillery piece, or Stryker.
What you may not know is that the electronic gun card is now the
required
method
for updating your DA ±orm 2408-4.
The next update to DA Pam 750-8,
The Army Maintenance Management System,
will have a few changes in Para 5-3 and 5-4 that you need to know about. ±irst, all
references to mailing in hard copy gun cards will be removed. Second, gun cards will
no longer be mailed in at six month intervals. Instead, crews are required to update the
electronic gun card within 24 hours after returning from combat operations or Fring
the gun. Jot down those changes now.
In extreme cases, such as a combat environment, hard copies of the DA ±orm 2408-
4 can still be mailed in. But the hard copy form is acceptable
only
when the electronic
gun cards cannot be used. In those cases, you’ll still need to update the electronic gun
card as soon as you return from combat operations. Here’s the mailing address:
Armor
Brad Charneski or Kevin McCammon -- DSN 786-0433/0434 or (586) 282-0433/0434
brad.a.charneski.civ@mail.mil
or
kevin.a.mccammon.civ@mail.mil
or
usarmy.detroit.tacom.mbx.ilsc-armor-gun-cards@mail.mil
Artillery
Jeffrey Shoemaker or Brian Lindeman -- DSN 786-5617/5618 or (586) 282-5617/5618
jeffrey.j.shoemaker.civ@mail.mil
or
brian.d.lindeman.civ@mail.mil
or
tacom-lcmc.ilsc_artillery_gun_cards@mail.mi
l
Mortars
Joel Schmidt -- DSN 786-1216 or (586) 282-1216
joel.e.schmidt.civ@mail.mil
or
tacom-lcmc.ilsc_mortar_gun_cards@mail.mil
Stryker
Tim Joyce -- (586) 770-6756
timothy.s.joyce.civ@mail.mil
or
usarmy.detroit.peo-gcs.mbx.stryker-gun-cards@mail.mil
Technical Problems
TULSA Help Desk -- DSN 786-3406 or (586) 282-3406
tacom-lcmc.ilsc_tulsa@mail.mil
Need more info on electronic gun cards? Check out these POCs:
When a tank is overhauled or rebuilt, a new electronic
gun card must be established in the TULSA database.
DA Pam 750-8 also requires that when a vehicle is put
in storage or is transferred or turned in, an updated hard
copy DA ±orm 2408-4 must accompany the vehicle.
MLRS Carrier…
But at least my electronics
are
protected!
Man, I can’t see
a
darn thing!
DA Form
2408-4…
EleCtroniC Gun Card
required!
{
whew!
}
that was
a
l-o-n-g
day!
yeah! let’s get
cleaned up and hit
the chow hall!
don’t
forget
about
updating
your
electronic
gun card!
hey!
you’ve
only got
24 hours,
y’know!
US Army TACOM
6501 E 11 Mile
Mail Stop 510
Warren, MI 48397
716 08-09.indd
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