PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 327
FEBRUARY 1980
Not For
Operator's
Services
PuT ±ff²
on
DA 2408-14
Some people think you defer
something on the
DA 2408-14
oNly If
you have a document number-for a
part on order-or a work request
numBeRUntil your supporT can _take
your equ±pme²t-iN column c.
SIt on that rumor r³ght now! Your
CO,
or the person your
cO
gave thaT
joB to, can defer a fault or maInte´
nane action on the
Da
Form
2408±1²
A
Nasty rumor's goiNg around aOout for a varIety of reasonsµ ¶hat ±ncLudes
the
dA
Form
2408³´4
·ncorrected postponiNg the repaIr unt±l the nExt
Fault ¸ecord¹
scheduled servIce or trIp to supportº
6µ
More on Antifreeze .
.±
Get up to date on the anTifreEze problEm! ±he
LaTesT word's in USAGMPA Msg S²SGP-F±
231900Z Nov 79. ±his goEs Beyond the info in
³SAGM´A Msµ S±S¶P-IM ·3¸70¹Z OcT 79º
»e¼½ioneD i¼ ´S Magazine 3·6, page 65¾
You may have to carry that military type
anTi¿reezeÀaLrEady in your engine cooling
sÁ½emºBeyond the 4ÃyeÄr Limit called for in
±Å 750-Æ5¸ (Nov 77)¾ Åe sure your Äntifreeze
»eetsÇ the reserve alkalinity test and protects
aµai¼st ¿reezingÈ
±He LaTeÂT mEssage givEs you thE poop on
wHicH commerciÄl-type antifreEze is the Best
suBstiTuTe ¿or military-Type antifreeze¾ And it
TeLLÂ you aBout mixing di¿ferent types and
Bra¼Ds o¿ antifreeze. Éou don'tÊ
Tarp Bow Pins
ËSN 534¹-Ì-878-5·Æ9 gets the quick-release
pins ¿or THe tarpauLin BÍws on your PU-6·¹/M
Îower unit that's cÄrried on a modified M¸¹¸
%´
to¼ Trailer¾
No Aircraft PMCS
You aircraft types waiting for PMCS' to
repLace your ÏSC'Â will wait in vain. No aircraft
´ÐÑS' wilL be publishedÈ ÒA CircuÓlar 3¸¹-·¸ (¸5
Ôc 79) reÂcindeD your Äircraft ÏSC pubs with no
repLacements.
Change
3
to TM
3³´
750
ChÄnge 3 to ÕM 38-750 arrived in time to
sTart yÍur ÁeÄr of¿ righTÈ It's gÖt a new Appendix
C a¼d ÒA FÍr× ·40Æ ÎØragraph and moreÊ ÅuT
hold o¿¿ o¼ using that ¼ew ÙA Form ·40Æ
in¿ormation or AÎpendix C until ¸6 Mar 80È
±Hat's when the next repÍrting period stÄrtÂÈ
ÏverytHing Else in Change 3 goes i¼to effect when
you get the chÄnge¾ ÒA Msg ÚAÛO-SMM ·8·¹55Z
NÍv 79 has Ühe
Ý
wÍrd¾
M240 MG PaRts
M·40 mÄchine gun spare parts arE in short
supply ¾¾¾
just e¼ough ¿or initial deploymenT¾
Word
has
it
that
some
units
are
ÂtockpiLi¼g È.¾ which means that a parts shortage
could delay issue of tHe weapon to units whicH
haven't received it yet. ±he mEssage: If you don'T
need partÂ, don't request THem¾
dR´³
Binding Posts
Need Ä new M-2·1 tErminaL Board for your
ÒR-8 cable reeL? Get iT wiTh NSN 594¹-Ì-¸64-
81¸·Þ
FoR Vulcan PLiers
Vulcan mechs can gEt replÄcemEnt pads for
thosE Îlastic-JÄwed pliErs, NSN 5¸·¹-Ì-6·4-
80Æ5 in SC 493¸-95-CÛ-A¸Æ. Use NSN 5¸·¹ß¹0-
¸57-3Æà for the pÄds¾
n U.S. GOVERNME±T PRI²tI²G OFFiCE: 1980-657·08³/3
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•
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W
ould YOU Stake y±Ur LifE
on
the
COnDtioN
of
²oUR ³qIp´EµT?
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