PS Magazine - APRIL 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 377
APRIL 1984
You think the supply system gives
you headaches Now? ImagiNe what it
would be like
i
there were No Prescrib-
ed Load Lists (PLL 's).
Your PLL coNsists of all the parts
your uNit Needs to keep its wheels rol-
liNg, birds wiNgiNg, commA talkiNg aNd
weapoNs shootiNg. Most items listed iN
your eqUipmeNt's orgaNizatioNal maiN-
teNaNce repair parts maNuals caN go oN
your PLL.
± compaNy²sizeD outfit
stocks up to 30 liNes of gear. But what
caN go oN a PLL?
Most items oN youR PLL are de³aNd-
su pported. BUt ´ddiNg demaNd-
suppoRted items toµaNd keepiNg them
oNµyour PLL depeNds oN the w´y you
seNd iN reqUests. YoU've got to requEst
a part as sooN as it's Needed! If you wait
uNtil you Need several like items befOre
puttiNg iN a request, you caN short-
chaNge your PLL.
You Need 3 separate requests iN 18¶
days (36¶ days fOr ·eserves) to
add
a
demaNd¸supported item to your PLL.
You Need o¹e reqUest every 18¶ days
to
keep
that item oN your PLL.
So, if yºu 're Not sub»ttiNg a sepa-
rate r¼Uest e´ch Tme you Need aN it½m,
it might NeveR make it to your PLL¾
or s¿ay theRe. See PaRa 8Àa(2) of Á±
Pam 71¶²2²1, ÂsiNg ÂNit ÃuÄÅly Sys-
tem, MaNual ProcedUres, Fr the scoop
oN demaNd suppoRt.
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APR 8
Special Stocks
ÆthÇr ite³s m´y Go oN your PÈL
because yoUr major com³aNÉ waNts
ÊHËm there. ÌHËy ³ay waNt parÍs stock-
Ëd fOr gear yoU NÎr³ally doN't use
mUchÏbUt yoU may Need fÐr special
exËrcises or seasoNal Needs or war.
± Ñw UNits aNd some gear have
spËcial
stockage lisÍs
that
override
demaNds. Items oN MaNdatory Parts
Lists (MPL) or ÒsseNtial ·epair Parts
Stockage LisÓ (Ò·ÔSL) go oN aNd stay
oN your PLL No ³atter how maNyµor
How ÑwÕyou order. Ìhese stocks are
mandatory.
YoU keep 'em oN
h
ÖNd iN
at least the NUmber listed iN tHe MPL
or Ò·PSL.
PLL Parts
Òxcept ×r thosË spËcial stocks, aN
ØNitØal PLL is li³ØtËd to NoNÙrËcoverable
paÚÊs. Ìhat is, parts with a recoveRabili-
ty code of
Z±
You'll ÛØNd recoverability codes iN
the ·C colUmN oN the ±rmy Master
Áat´ Üile (±MÁÜ). ÌHey're also the
last part of the Source, MaiNteNaNce
aNd ·ecoverabiliÝ (SM·) CÞe
I
your
parts maNuals.
You set up aN iNitial PLÈ a couple
of ways. YoU caN base it oN a similar
UNit witH the same gear aNd a good
PLL. Ær you caN order aN iNitial PLL.
WaNt aß iNitial PLL oN a New item
or all your gear? Árop a letter to:
ComMander
US ARmy ±²te³iel ´eadInesµ
SuppoRt Act¶v·Ty
¸¹¹N: D´XºD-»
Lex¶¼gto½,
KY 4051±
oR call AU¾OVON
7²5-3343/41³´
o¿ commeÀc·al
(606) 293µ3¶·¸¹413º
Be sure you give this iNfoà
Á YouR u÷t's UÄC (UÃIÅ ÄÆe½ÇIfIcaÅIoÃ
CoÆe).
Á YouR ouÅÈ·Å's level of ÉaI½ÅeÃaÃce.
Á Each eÃÆ IÅeÉÊs ËSË a½Æ ÉoÆel
ÃuÉbe³. (FoR aI³c³afÅ aÃÆ ge½eRaÅoRµÌ
gIve
thÍ
engI½e
ËSË.
Fγ
ÅRaIleR
ÉouÃÅeÆ ge½e³aÅo³sÌ gIvÍ ÅRaÏleR ËSËÐ)
Á OÃÑhaÃÆ qua½ÅItÒ of Íach eÃÆ
ÏÅeÉ.
Á ËaÉe a½Æ ÅelePhoÃe ÃuÉbeR of
ÒouR uÃIÅÊs poIÃt of coÃÅacÅ.
Ìhey
'1
seNd you aN ØNitial PLL priNtá
out or cards (if you ask) to get you
startËd.
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