PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-586
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 586
SEPTEMBER 2001
PS 586
SEP 01
43
Avenger Missile System…
Drain Away Damage
I
f water is collecting on the floor of your Avenger turret, something is wrong. The
Avenger is supposed to be water-tight.
The problem is probably a defective
access panel gasket or canopy seal. Tell
your repairman. He can check it out and
replace the gasket or seal if necessary.
In the meantime, you should get rid of
the water before it causes electrical prob-
lems or damage to the floor. Just remove
the drain plug from the floor panel at the
front left of the turret and let the water
drain out. Be sure to put the plug back in
when you're finished.
If the plug is missing or dam-
aged, your repairman can replace
it with NSN 5340-01-026-3251.
One other place to check for
water is the fuel catch pan for the
heater ventilator. If water collects
there, it can get into the fuel tank
and contaminate fuel. So drain
the pan weekly or after it rains.
PS 586
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M3P Machine Gun
The M3P must be cleaned and lubed before
it's stored in the arms room. Otherwise, cor-
rosion can eat it up. Some units in humid
areas report that the barrel is especially prone
to corrosion. If the M3P hasn't been fired in 5
days, clean and relube it to boost its corrosion
protection. Do not lube inside the bore or
chamber, though—just lube the barrel’s out-
side. Para 4-2 in TM 9-1425-433-10 gives the
cleaning and lubing procedure.
Order a cover for the M3P on a DD Form
1348-6 with PN 13265042 and a CAGE code
of 18876 and a RIC of B64.
Antenna Ground Straps
Make sure the antenna
grounds are good during
before-operation PMCS.
If they're not, you'll have
poor commo and you can
also set off MILES when
you use the radio. Good
grounds are tight and have
metal-to-metal
contact
with no corrosion.
Travel
Don't strap camo netting to the canopy. The netting's weight throws the canopy
out of alignment and ruins its seal.
Loading Missiles
Before you load or unload
missiles—real ones or the
training kind—in the standard
vehicle mounted launcher
(SVML), pull the missile cir-
cuit breaker on the gunner's
console. If you forget, voltage
will fry the launcher electron-
ics assembly (LEA) cables
and the ground pin in the
launcher connector.
HOO!
You
really
need
draining
relief!
Lube M3P
for storage
Ground straps
connected?
Pull MSL PWR circuit
breaker before loading
or unloading missiles
Drain plug is at left
front of turret
Drain fuel catch pan
at least weekly
I seem to
be retaining
water.
I don’t
think I can
fire today.
586. 40-43 (C)
8/6/01
2:43 PM
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