PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-626

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 626

JANUARY 2005
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-626 - Page 18 of 30
A
viation folks, take a close look at your aviation battle dress uniforms (ABDUs).
Does the fabric look tattered and worn out?
If it does, the thermal protection the ABDUs provide has been reduced, too. Have
your aviation life support officer determine if your ABDUs still meet serviceability
requirements or whether they should be condemned.
ABDUs will be condemned when they no longer present an acceptable military
appearance from the standpoint of structural integrity. That means they are too thin
to provide thermal protection from an external flame source.
Rips and tears in
the fabric or seams
should be repaired
like it says in Chapter
22 of TM 10-8400-
201-23. Ripped or
torn ABDUs should
be condemned if they
are unrepairable or if
the number of patch-
es needed reduces the
military appearance
of the ABDUs.
PS 626
JAN 05
39
Fight Insect Attacks
After a forced landing in the boonies, the last
thing a flight crew needs is to be bothered by
insects. Order insect repellant, NSN 6840-01-452-
9582, for the primary survival gear carrier (PSGC)
vest. And don’t leave home without it.
Kiowa Warrior
MMS Desiccant
Stop ordering desiccant container, NSN 6850-01-
214-3682, for the MMS shroud because the desic-
cant breaks down too quickly. Use NSN 6850–01-
456–0554. It is now the only authorized non-
refillable desiccant container for the Kiowa
Warrior’s mast-mounted sight shroud. This con-
tainer should be replaced only when the majority
of the desiccant granules are pink.
Under-floor Paint
You can’t get the white epoxy paint for the
CH-47D cabin under-floor area top coat listed in
TM 55-1520- 240-23-1 and -2. Here are the glossy
white paint replacement NSNs you can order:
Aviation Life
Support Equipment
If you’re looking for size 12 flight gloves, order
with NSN 8415-01-482-8420. And for all your avi-
ation life support equipment (ALSE) needs, check
out the new FM 3-04.508,
Aviation Life Support
Maintenance
Management
and
Training
Programs.
The new FM supercedes FM 1-508,
dated 1 Mar 2000.
Apache Chock Block
Apache crews, finding the right size chock for
your bird is like looking for a needle in a
haystack. Yes, you can locally make them, but
here’s one that’s a perfect fit. Order the 14x6x4-in
wood chock with a cotton rope with NSN 1730-
00-294-3695.
PS 626
38
you look a little
worn out!
you talkin’
‘bout
me
or
my
uniform?
he’d better check
in with the aviation
life support officer
and make sure that
uniform still meets
the standard.
good
grief!
first
the hard
landing…
and now
this!!
Make a note of this
info. it will be added in
the next change to TM
10-8400-201-23.
ABDU tattered,
worn or ripped?
626.38-39(C!)
11/21/04
6:29 PM
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