PS Magazine - JANUARY 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 302
JANUARY 1978
The job is too heavy for one man to
do with safety, so fOrget the words and
pictures in Sect III, Chap 2 of the TM
:=which
show the 1-Ran
operation.
They coUld lead to damage to you .
..
and ±he equipment²
'!l±L²
Couple of things to remember in
deployment operation³
When
you
get
the
mechanism
´µ
-±²³
¶·upright, keep forwa¸d pressure on the
Low ba¹k pain and strained mus¹ºe» are things of the past in ºifting the
pedestal while your buddy turns the
¼½¾¿depºoyment
mechanism of your ÀÁW missile system²
Â
lo¹king wheel until" the locking pins
The ¹hore is easier for ÀÁW tyPes whose weapÃn is mounted in the MÄ13AÄ
are in position. If you don't hold the
¹arrierÅ
ÀÆ 9Ç1425È470Ç12 wiºº be ¹hanged to make the ºifting of the
pressure untiº the pedestalÉs locked in
depºoyment me¹hani»m a 2Çman Job. Æeanwhiºe, the advi¹e from the headshed
the
UP
position, it can slam down .
..
i» tÊ_ »wit¹H tÊ a 2Ëman operation right nÊwÅ
with damÌge.
Also, a caution note will be added
after para 2Ç18i
of the TM advising you
to
pressure
on
the
mechanism when youÍre bringing it to the DÁWN or stowag
position.
When the mechanism is down, be sure that it is lo¹ked in Îlace by the
lo¹king wheelÏ
'"o
s
Next time you're operating yoUr Dragon
M4
laUnch effects trainer and it begins misfiring on you
(say
1
miSfire out of every
4
or
5
times), _consider this:
The firing mechanism/breech block headspace probably is oUt of adjUstment.
In that case± a shim has to be removed or added.
That²S a Job for your direct sUpport, So yoU have to tUrn in tHe ³rainer.
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