PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-562
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 562
SEPTEMBER 1999
Avenger Missile System . . .
Caps keep out moisture and
dirt—replace missing caps
Turn bottle counterclockwise
three turns until you hear a hiss
Close and latch the quick release
clamp. If the bottles are left hooked
up, the 6,000 pounds of pressure even-
tually causes leaks in the coolant
system.
Order new electronic and cryogenic caps
Since the caps are new, make sure
your crews know to use them. Without
the caps, the ports collect water and
dirt and you have coolant and electri-
cal problems.
these
caps
will
protect
you
from
dirt
and
moisture
.
i'll be
ready
to
fire
at a
moment's
notice
.
he easiest and most effective way to
make sure the Avenger fires well is to
use the protective caps for the system’s
standard vehicle mounted launchers
(SVML).
The caps seal out dirt and moisture
that douse your Avenger’s fire.
If you don’t have the caps yet, cover
the ports with tape.
Protect the connectors of the coolant
reservoir bottles with collars when the
bottles aren’t installed. If you need
more collars, order them with NSN
When Avengers are parked in the
motor pool, release the pressure in the
coolant reservoir bottles. Open each
bottle’s quick release clamp and twist
the bottle three turns counterclockwise
until you hear a hiss.
1348-6. Use routing identifier code
(RIC) B17 on your request.
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Caps are cheap—less than 40 cents
each. The SVML electronics aren’t. So,
repairmen, order lots of caps because
they will disappear. And make sure the
caps are in place when Avengers leave
and return to the motor pool.
Order the rear caps with NSN 5340-
00-855-7993, the front hole caps with
NSN 5340-00-157-5624, and caps for
the pressure gauge holes with NSN
Caps are also now available for the
cryogenic ports and the missile elec-
tronic ports. Order the cryogenic caps
with PN 495-500006 and CAGE 15090
and the electronic cap with PN 495-
500005 and CAGE 15090 on DD Form
Use protective collar when coolant
reservoir bottle is not hooked up
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