PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-619
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 619
JUNE 2004
PS 619
JUN 04
35
ALSE…
Dear Sergeant Blade,
If aircrews or ALSE inspectors report loose or torn snaps on the air-
crew integrated recovery survival armor vest and equipment (AIRSAVE),
it may be that the snaps are not seated with enough pressure. Here's a
way to take care of that problem.
We save money and the hassle of trying to replace snaps by using a
snap setter we locally purchased and a rawhide mallet, NSN 5120-00-
222-2220. We re-seat the freewheeling snaps and then give them two
to three good whacks with a mallet.
When we repair the snaps,
we orient them properly before
whacking. Also, we’re careful
not to damage the snap in the
process. After the repair we
snap and unsnap them a few
times to make sure they’re
fixed and don’t spin.
SSG Jimmy Hicks
101st Airborne Division
Ft Campbell, KY
Sergeant Hicks,
Good idea! Let me remind ALSE techs to always complete a
QDR for replacement of defective vests under warranty, like
DA-PAM 738-751 instructs.
Check vest for loose or spinning snaps
a snap setter
and a good
whack will
tighten that up
for you!
ah… you
have
done
thorough generator
pm, haven’t you, my
trusty assistant?
crikey!
C
l
ive!?
yeeeo
w
!
I want my
mommy!
sounds like a
ripping good
time, doesn’t it
clive?
crikey.
hey, this vest has
snaps
spinning
out of control!
join us next week when we
wrestle a 200-pound komodo
dragon to the ground and
bleach its teeth.
well, deadly
reptile fans… so
ends another episode
of ‘life is a croc’.
NO
HUMANS WERE HARMED in the
making of this television program.
animal
world
animal
world
619. 34-35 (C)
4/29/04
5:57 PM
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