PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 312
NOVEMBER 1978
Power units are meant to gEnerate electricity But when it coMes to
logbook records, PU's generate a lot More headaches -
asseMbled or in
piec±s
Cha²ter 7 of AR 710³3 Asset anD ´ansaction µeporting SYsteM rules
on the Ar¶Y's Vehi·le RegIstration PrograM. The reg saYs You nee¸ ¹A
Forº 24»8¼9's on power units.
That Means You need a ¹A Forº 240½³¾ Acceptance and Registration
or Gain ¿eport and the latest ´ansÀr Report.
But when You look power units up in Appendix
E
of TÁ 3½¼750, no
PÂ's show up.
But You will Ãnd ÄrMs Är the trailer Å
¹Æ ForM 240½¼¾ and ¹A
240½¼Ç4. And Är eacH generator You have that's listed in Appendix
E
You'll Ãnd a ¹A 240½, 240½ÈÇ, 240½³¾,É240½¼Ç0, 240½¼Ç4 needed.
FORMS REQUIrED
CC
NOMEnCLTU±E
T
t²ailh.
AU Typ!
That adds up to as ManY as 4 separate sets of ¹A 240½³¾'s. That's extra
work and duplication and a lot of headaches.
Êo¼o¼old it! Ëou can cut back on Your aspirin intake and save a tree
(well, MaYbe)!
The ¹A 240½³Ì's required bY AR 7Ç0¼3 on the power unit are enouÍÎ to
cover the setÏ
ifYou Ällow¼through.Ðend out a ¹A ForM 240½¼¾ Loss
Report on eacÑ generator anÒ the trailer. Use Code Nin Block Ç7 of each
report.
62
"
Lose
±
the generators
and trailer (or truck)
'
r
-
if you have logbook
DA
2408²9
'
s on
tem
.
-,³
´
µ
The PU's ¹A 240½¼¾'s cover the generator aÓd tÔaiÕer Ös long as
×
theY
staY in the PØ. Ùf Your Úset's peÛMaÜeÝtlY
Þ
disasßaMbleàÅor You replaáe
a generator or the trailer,
â
You'll need
ã
¹ä 240½:¾ Gain µeports on åhe
iteM(s) separætçd and a ¹A 24è½³¾ éoss on anY êeplacing iteMs.
'
keep up with lube tiMe, ëel and oil usage Å
keep
A
¹A ìorM 240½È
Ç, 240½³Ç0 and
í
240½¼Ç4 on each generatoî in the Pï. Keep a separate ¹ð
240½³Ç4 on tñe trailer.
That's it. One set of ¹ò 240½³¾'s and a separate ¹A 2ó0½¼Ç, 240½ôÇ0 and
240½ôÇ4 on each generator plus ǹA240½³Ç4 on the trailer.
Êandle Your truckMounted PU's the saMe waY!
Too Many Pubs?
Ëou're pub¼heaõY if You'rö
stockinÍ hiÍher¼level÷ puøs. Ëou
need onlY ùúose
û
puüs that applý to
Your leõþl oÿ MainùenaĀáe Ï
and
Now, it MaY hapāeĀ÷ that YouĂ
ă
pubs don't have all túĄ iną You
need.
Ùn thĆć áase, cheáĈ support's
no MoĉĊ.
CAR³YING
TH± WORLD
wOUld B²
³A51´rµ
You ¶·N¸¹
nº
»
¼½ al¾
¿hoGÀ
PUBS/
pċbs Č
ačĎ tďe SĐđáodĒ iē Ĕoĕ'rĊ
thinĖinÍ about ordĊrinÍ partė
ĘoM aęY of those puĚs. Parts
ě
codĜd
ĝ
´
in tĞe 3rd
×
place oğ the
Ġ
SÁR codĊ are ġK ÄĂ You to usĢ
and oràer Ï
no MĆtter What puģ
áoõers theM.
·
ĤeMeMber, thĥugh, You MaY
have to do soMe tall Ħxplaining if
You
ħ
keep higher³level pubs
around Your shop. Both para 3³½b
of Aµ 3Ç0¼2 and para 32 of ¹A
;5
PaM 3Ç0³Ç0 saY stocking pubs
above Your level of Maintenance is
a no³no.
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