PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-635

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 635

OCTOBER 2005
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-635 - Page 20 of 33
Easy does it with securing clamp handle for argon bottle
If you muscle it, you
can break it. Gently
push the handle down
until you hear it click.
The click means the
argon bottle is released
and can be pulled out.
Push handle down
gently until it clicks
Check two argon bottle knobs and locking pins
When crews install or remove
the argon bottle, they sometimes
forget to back out the pins before
they turn the knobs. That breaks the
pin or strips the knob. Either way,
the argon bottle won't be secure.
Report a broken pin or stripped
knob. Prevent knob damage by first
backing out the pin before turning
the knob. The pin hangs loose when
it's far enough out.
PS 635
OCT 05
37
Check locking pins for missile holding arms
The launcher has three locking pins for each
of the two missiles and if even one pin is miss-
ing the missile won't be securely locked on the
launcher. Unfortunately, the pins often disap-
pear during loading and unloading. Make sure
all six pins are present before a mission. And
check that every pin has a lanyard that's
secured to the launcher. If a lanyard is missing,
the pin will soon be too. It's a good idea to keep
extra pins and lanyards on hand. Order pins
with NSN 5315-01-309-9500 and lanyards
Make sure holding arms actually latch
Sometimes you think
the arms are latched
when they're not. That
could cost you a missile.
Once you've latched the
holding arms, give them
a gentle tug to be sure
they're latched.
Tug holding arms to
see if they’re latched
Back out locking pin
before turning knob
Check for
locking pins
and lanyards
The ATAS (Air-
to-Air Stinger)
has a simple
launcher com-
pared to most
of the other
missile systems.
But that
doesn't
mean it
still doesn't need
PMCS to make
sure Stingers
make a beeline to
their targets.
Here
are the
PMCS
facts
on
ATAS…
why
not?
I need Pm,
my good man,
just like the
other
missile
launchers
I’m afraid my
stingers
won’t
be
stinging today.
635.36-37(C).qxd
8/27/05
12:42 PM
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