PS Magazine - APRIL 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 377
APRIL 1984
You know what it was like being the new kid on the block? Until you were
"in'', things tendeD to be a little hairy. Same goes fr your equipment without
a ±A Form 2408-9 Acceptance Report.
Why? Well, inspectors tend to "eagle²eye³ Acceptance Reports´ Then, too,
that µOrm's the gear's bir¶h certi·icate. All the o¶her µOrms and records depend
on it µOr their basic inµo.
An Accep¶ance Report in ¶he computers means your gear's "on ¸le³. The
pla
n
know where it is now and when it's ready µOr rebuild/overhaul or
replacement´
Your equipment need an Accep¹ncE Repor¶? Check Appendix
E
oµ ±A
Pam 738º750´ Find an"X³under the ±A Form 2408²9 column?You need one!
Had
One Once?
Iµ your equipment arrived wi¶h an Ac»ep¶ance Repor¶ ¶ha¶ was los¶ or des¶royed
la¶er, no problem. Jus¶ go wi¶h ¶he direc¶ions in Fig 5-7 oµ ±A ¼am 738½75¾.
F¿ll out a permanent logbook oµ ¶he Àcceptance
Repor¶´ Bird dog as much
oµ ¶he original inµormation
as possiblÁ´ Âut UNK (µor
uÃknown) in the blocks
you can't µill.
The Julian date you ·ill
out the µÄrm goes in the
Remarks Block. Also,
write "New Form In²
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Logbook Copy³ there.
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APa 8
NEver Got One?
Iµ your equipment arrived without an Accep¶ance Çeport, that's another story´
Con¶ac¶ the people who sent you the item. They may still have the frm or
logbook.
Iµ alÈ your eµµOr¶s Éil, ¼ara 5Æ2a(5) oµ ±A ¼am 738Ê750 ¶ells you ¶o con¶ac¶
¶he Ma¶eriel Readiness Suppor¶ Ac¶ivi¶y (MRSA) in Lexing¶on, KY.
Bu¶ MRËA may be limi¶²
ed in ¶he ¶he ¿nµo they can
Ì
give you.
They no longer keep tHe
comple¶e h¿s¶ory oµ a piece
oµ equipmen¶. The original
ÍA Form 2408Æ9 AccepÎ
¶ance or Gain Repor¶ inµo
goes in¶o a Ïomputer´
Ëome inµoÐlike when the
eqÑipmen¶ joined the
Army and who owned i¶
Òmay no¶ Óe avaiÈable.
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¶Or iTemS YOU CANNOT ProVe
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¸P A gAIN rEPOrT¹
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And ¶hey can Ôriµy inµo
you may already have, like
nomencÈaÕre, mÖel, NËN,
serial nÑmÓer and regis¶ra×
¶ion number´
Jus¶
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in
any
Ólocks yoÑ and MÙËA »an'¶
·ill ou¶ on the Accep¹n»e
Repor¶ yoÑ keep in ¶he »onÚ
solida¶ed binder.
Iµ MRËA ¶ells you ¶hey
have a re»ord oµ your gear,
¶he next s¶ep's a breeze´
Fill out a logbook copy Acceptance Report´ Stash it in the binder and toss the
other copies.
Iµ they tell you they have no record, µill out a ±A Form 2408²9 Gain Report
according to Fig 5º9. Your unit name, UIC and location go in BloÛks
lÃ
2 and 3. ¼ut code U in Block 17e´ The Üulian date you µill out the µOrm goes
in BÝock 23. Ëend ou¶ the NMÂ copy as it says in Âara 5²6d.
But keep this in Þnd: The minimum inµo you need is what goes on the ±A
Form 2408²9 Transßr Report. Iµ you've got that, you're covered.
APr 8
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