PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-565
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 565
DECEMBER 1999
PS 565
35
DEC 99
he night sights for the TOW and Dragon
missile systems, the G/VLLD and the NODLR
(night observation device, long range) contain
radioactive components. That’s no big deal—
unless a sight gets broken. Then it becomes a
very big deal.
A broken sight can leak radiation. One sol-
dier became seriously ill from handling a bro-
ken sight and ingesting radioactive particles.
If your night sights are ever cracked or
smashed, clear the area immediately and no-
tify your HAZMAT folks, in that order. Don’t
take chances.
Integrated Family of Test Equipment . . .
Nifty IFTE Tip
Dear Editor,
When we troubleshoot a system as complex as the IFTE, we’ve found it’s a
good idea to keep a journal of what we do. So we write down everything we
check and every component we replace.
That way we
KNOW
exactly what we have done—and so do the other IFTE
repairmen. Time is not wasted repeating steps and defective components
aren’t accidentally reinstalled.
And, of course, we always follow the troubleshooting steps in the TM.
That’s the quickest way to isolate a problem. Guessing at the problem
almost always takes longer.
SFC Felix Moreno
SSG K.C. Cockrill
U.S. Army Ordnance Missile and Munitions Center and School
Redstone Arsenal, AL
Writing down troubleshooting steps as you do them is a good idea for
any complex system. Thanks for the suggestion.
TOW, Dragon, G/VLLD, NODLR Night Sights . . .
if you
spot a
crack
, call
hazmat
.
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