PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-569
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 569
APRIL 2000
loose and fall out, the platform col-
lapses, damaging equipment and any-
one standing on or under the platform.
Just make sure the pin locks go in and
out when you push and release the re-
lease button. And be sure the pins are
fully seated in their holes.
Test the latch for the ECS, CRG
and ICC modular collective protec-
tive entrance rack.
Over time, the
latch gets beat up or misadjusted and
won’t hold. Then the wind can blow
the rack shut,
which crushes
the A112 air
inlet door and
can cause the
system interlock
to shut off the
ECS, CRG or
ICC. Just pull
gently on the
rack to make
sure the latch
holds.
Vacuum—don’t sweep—the ECS
and ICC vans
. Keep the vans clean.
Patriot Missile System . . .
That prevents dirt from clogging the
air filters and causing the computers to
overheat. But sweeping out the vans
can stir up dirt and make the problem
worse. So use the vacuum that comes
with the Patriot maintenance center to
suck up the dirt. Vacuum daily in the
field and check the filters at least
monthly like it says in the systems’
-10 TMs.
Keep all fiber optic connections
clean and in good shape
. If the eight
connections on the ECS or CRG and
the two on the launching station are
dirty or cracked, the ECS or CRG
launching station can’t communicate
and you can’t fire. If the connections
are dirty, clean them with isopropyl
alcohol, a swab, and a soft toothbrush.
If the protective caps are cracked, tell
your repairmen and get them replaced
with NSN 5340-01-362-6138.
work, check them more often to head
off problems. And any time the fans
become loud, clean them. That’s usu-
ally a sign they need it.
Check the pin locks on the ECS,
CRG and ICC data link antenna
platforms
. If the locking pins work
we've done
our
ecs/icc/crg
pm
! how about
a little
r r
?
hecking the little things on the ECS
(engagement control station) and ICC
(information control center), and CRG
(communications relay group) can give
you a bit of R & R when it comes to
Patriot firing problems.
Check the exhaust fans on the rear
of the shelters
. If the fans get out of
alignment due to dirt buildup, they will
burn out their motors. You’re supposed
to check them semiannually during
PMCS. But if you’re operating in the
desert where the fans really have to
Pin locks work?
Don’t sweep van—vacuum instead
Latch hold?
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these
tips send firing
problems
on a
permanent
vacation
!
Caps cracked?
Connections dirty?
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APR 00
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