PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-584
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 584
JULY 2001
A
ctivity in every unit's maintenance facility gets chaotic just before the unit deploys.
Piles of non-working equipment clutter the floor as operators line up to turn in more
gear that "suddenly" stopped working.
Repairers need track shoes as they run from vehicle to shop to get the unit's
equipment field-worthy. Midnight oil is burned by maintainers who get burned out.
All the chaos can be avoided if you operators
regularly
and
honestly
fill out DA
Form 5988-E, the Equipment Maintenance and Inspection Worksheet. Your
TAMMS clerk prints them out for you to fill out while you inspect your equipment.
In the middle of the form is a Fault Description column. That's where you list
your equipment's problems, but a lot of you are not doing it! You write, "No Faults"
and turn the form back in. Then,
when your unit is told to deploy,
you turn in non-working equip-
ment with problems that could
have been solved long before.
So, operators, what's the prob-
lem? Are you failing to do PMCS?
Or are you simply not taking the
time to fill out the form? Whatever
the problem, correct it now!
Finding Fault
TB 43-PS-584, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly, is an official pub-
lication of the Department of the Army, providing information for all
soldiers assigned to combat and combat support units and all soldiers
with unit maintenance and supply duties. All information published has
been reviewed and approved by the agency responsible for the equip-
ment, publication or policy discussed. Application of the information is
optional with the user. Masculine pronouns may refer to both genders.
Cooling System Hoses
Lead-Acid Batteries
FMTV Brake Gladhands
HMMWV A2-Series Transmission Tools
HMMWV Air Cleaner Clamps
Armored HMMWV Insulation Liner
M917A1 Dump Truck Spring Hanger Bolts
HEMTT Water Pump, Pintle, Axle Seals
M915A2, M196A1-Series Truck Slave
Receptacle
M149A2 Water Trailer Drain Plug
M1000 HET Semitrailer Ramp Lube
Wire Rope Cleaning, Inspection,
Lubing
2-3
4
5
6-7
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
12-13
WHEELED VEHICLES
2
ISSUE 584
JULY 2001
ERIC K. SHINSEKI
General, United States Army Chief of Staff
JOEL B. HUDSON
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
Avenger Battery
MLRS Launcher LRU Mounts
38-40
41
MK 19 MG Firing Stoppages
M24 Sniper Weapon Barrel Replacement
MILES Transit Case Foam Inserts
42-43
44-45
45
SMALL ARMS
42
M157-Series Smoke Generator
Fog Oil Pumps
M157 Smoke Generator Control Panel Bulb
46-47
47
NBC
46
48-49
50
51
52
53
COMMUNICATIONS
48
Generator Fuel Problems
2-KW Generator Fuel Filtering
2-KW Generator Control Lever Damage
PLGR Warranty Extended
CVC Helmet Headset-microphone
SMART Awards
Key Ring, ID Tags
Security Pens
Maintenance Excellence Awards
Computer Networking Cable
Usable On Code (UOC)
Fire Extinguishers
54-55
55
55
56
57
58-59
60
SOLDIER SUPPORT
54
14
COMBAT VEHICLES
M1A1/M1A2 Tank Main Gun Elevation Lock
M1-Series Tank Thermal Receiver Unit
Cooling
M2/M3-Series Bradley M242 Gun Feeder
M2/M3-Series Bradley Ramp Light Switch
M113-Series FOV Seat Belt
AVLB Lubing
Combat Vehicle Chock Blocks
M90 Radar Chronograph
M109A6 Paladin Roadwheel Relief Fittings
M992A2 Ammo Carrier Roadwheel Relief
Fittings
14-15
15
16-17
17
18
19
20
20-21
21
21
By order of the Secretary of the Army:
Official:
0113801
SEE Air Filter Cleaning
MICLIC Lubing, Lines, Painting, Knobs
22-23
24-26
COMBAT ENGINEERING
22
AVIATION
35
AH-64A Hydraulic Servicing
OH-58D Kiowa M296 MG Stop Lock
35
36-37
Repair and
maintenance is a
daily operation,
not a
rush
job
before
you deploy.
MISSILES
38
PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly
(ISSN 0475-2953) is published monthly by the Department of the Army, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000. Periodical
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