PS Magazine - JULY 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 248
JULY 1973
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8. Are there any
X
or circled
X
status symbols on your EquIpment's
DA Form 2408-1±Or DA Form 2408-
²3 fr aIrcra³t? ´³ sO youµve got a de³I¶
ciency that gIves the equIpment a
R·D ratIng. You also check ¸ngine
oil usage on DA Form 2408-².
9.
Also±except on aIrcra³t¹you
need to check fr cIrcled
X
status
symboLs on DA Form 2408º²4.
(These are n»t allowed on DA F¼rm
½408º²4 fr¾aIrcra³t.)
²0. For eqUipment wIth a gun
tube, yoU need to check DA Form
2408º4 to see i³ the tube's nearing
the end o³ its service lI³¿.
l l±
Àn aircra³t, besIdes checking
DA Form 2408Á²3 fr de³icIencies,
you also need to check DÂA Form
2408º²6 component status or condIÃ
tion and DA Form 2408º²8 ³or
inspectIons due on components that
are chÄnged at calendar Intervals.
²2. AÅter yoU complete your ·SC
check on the equIpment, hand the
DA Form 2404 to your maIntenance
supervIsor. He'Ll check It, take necÆsÃ
sary steps
t
get repaIrs needed
t
upgrade R·D or AMB·R ratIngs Çnd
record the system or eqUIpment ratÃ
Ing On DD 3²4.
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f.
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lEN.
He'll also transcrIbe uncorrected
³aults that are allowed on DA FOrÈ
2408º²4 to that frm and make sure
that it's updated as ³aults are corÃ
rected.
The DA Form 2404 is then ³iled
(logbook pocket or unit ³Iles, as
reQuired by unit SÀPÉ. Keep it untIl
the next ·SC Êating is made.
²3. When youµre dealing wIth aËsysÌ
teÍ that has 2 or more ·SC TM's,
staple the separate DA Form 2404Îs
Ïogether.
Then
write
the
ratÃ
ing±GR·ÐN, AMBÑR or R·D±fr
the system across the bottom o³ the
DA Form 2404 thatµs on top. (NOrÃ
mally the top DA Form 2404 should
be the one fr the system as Òisted
on the DA Form 2406 reportÓr DA
Form
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3 5 2 fr aIrcra³t.É
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SMOOTH AS A YO-YO
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our
CÀ needs your equipment
R¶
readiness ·SC frecast fr reports like
·-
DA Form 2406 and DA Form 27²5,
Ônit ReadIness. So make sure theyÕre
right and that they show each change
in ratIng¹ÔP Or DÀWN.
Ön skilled hands, most eqUIpment
\
¸Y./¹Jj)
º
that goes down ³rom GR··× to
AØB·R or R·D can come back up
again smooth as a yo-yoÙ All it takes
is a sharp eye on eQuipment condition
and log records¹plUs PM and repairs
when needed.
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Address E1a±fCS
Questions and sUggestIons on supply
and equ±pment ma²ntenance records go
separate ways beg²nn±ng
²
JuL 73. Thru
command channeLs, those on AR's 710-2,
7³0-3 and 7³³´5 go to: Commander,
µS Army ¶og±st±cs Eva·Ua¸²on Agency,
¹º»N¼ ¶EA½¶S, New Cumbe¾¿and AD,
New CumberLand, PA ³7070À »hose on
»M's 38-750 and Á8Â750ó go tH¾u chanÄ
neLs ¸oÅ Commander, µS Army ¶ogist±cs
Æente¾, A»»N: Systems D±rectorate, Fort
¶ee, VA 2380³Ç »hese address changes
went oUt ²n DA Msg DA¶OÈSMZÉA
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8200z May 73Ç
p
E² For J³l-´ast
(Conn±e and Bonn²e, »oo)
Êa·fËMast ²s st±LL Unpack²ng h²s duffLe
bag; Conn±e and Bonn±e a¾e gett±ng curÌ
Le¾s, eyebrow penc±·s and other fema·e
gea¾ ¾eca·²brated afte¾ the²r ÍCS to
¶ex²ngÎon Army DepotÏ
YepÐ »Hey hau·ed oUt of For¸ Knox
a few Ñays ago and a¾e now ²n bus²ness
at ¶ex²ngtonÐ
F²re off you¾ Le¸te¾s ¸o them at th±s
AddressÅ
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