PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-626
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 626
JANUARY 2005
Dear Half-Mast,
I have an M923 5-ton truck
that’s missing a fire extinguisher.
This is an Authorized Additional
Item, not a B
II
item. PS 584,
Page 60, tells me it’s
not
essential and therefore the truck
is FULLY MISSION CAPABLE,
unless it’s hauling passengers
or flammables.
However, the TM 9-2320-
272-10 PMCS, item 14, shows
it NMC if the fire extinguisher is
missing. I maintain that entry is
there for the wrecker, but my
quality assurance folks disagree.
What is PS Magazine’s
opinion? FMC or NMC?
M.R.
Dear Mr. M.R.,
You’ve asked a good question, and
the answer is your vehicle is fully mis-
sion capable without the fire
extinguisher. TACOM provided
this response:
“The 5-ton truck team agrees with
PS 584 and TM 9-2320-272-10, PMCS
Table 2-3, Item 10, as currently written.
The NOTE preceding Item 10 refers to
the M934 expansible van and the M936
wrecker. The NMC criteria in the right
hand column of Table 2-3 pertain only
to the M934 and M936 described
above.”
PS 626
JAN 05
60
Fire Extinguishers…
so?
who’s
right?
here’s the
scoop from
tacom.
You’re
reading the
TM
wrong!
my
m923
doesn’t
need a fire extinguisher
to be mission capable.
well, the tm
says it’s nmc if
it
doesn’t
have
an extinguisher!
Mission Capable or
Not?
Parts Cleaning Can
Get a bench-type safety can that’s used for
cleaning small parts with NSN 4940-00-684-
0580. The can stands 6 3/4 inches high and 11 3/4
inches across and holds up to two gallons of
cleaning solvent. It comes with side handles and
a hinged lid. Appendix A of CTA 50-970 is your
ordering authority.
Coming Soon to an
ALSE Shop Near You
ALSE techs, if you’ve been wishing for a sewing
machine to make repairs to your equipment, your
wish is coming true. PM Air Warrior is fielding a
sewing machine. The NSN is 3530-00-892-4629.
It’ll be added in the next change to TM 10-8400-
201-23, General Repair Procedures For Clothing.
For survival kits check out TM 55-1680-317-23&P.
Paladin NATO
Slave Receptacle
Need a new cap for one of the NATO
slave receptacles on your M109A6
Paladin? Item 14 in Fig 113 of TM 9- 2350-
314-24P-1 indicates you need to order a
new receptacle to get the cap. You don’t.
A new cap, including the cord and hard-
ware, comes with NSN 5340-01-059-0114.
UHF Radio Checks in Tailcone
In PS 622, Page 35, we gave you the incorrect radio for the Black Hawk. It should be the
AN/ARC-164 VHF FM radio. It’s also incorrect to state that if the UHF radio does not work, the
bird is NMC. The final answer is: all aircraft must have an operational UHF or VHF radio to oper-
ate. But, one inoperable radio does not make the bird NMC.
CCE Website
Need info on maintenance, parts support,
available TMs, maintenance expenditure
limits, excess reporting, PM news or points
of contact on the Army’s commercial con-
struction equipment? Then take a look at
the following CCE website:
OST
CRIPTS
no… I’m certain.
‘saddle sores’
isn’t
covered in
this year’s index.
626.60-61(C!)
11/30/04
10:42 AM
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