PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-675
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 675
FEBRUARY 2009
W
hen dealing with ammunition or explosives, it’s much better to be
very safe
or
you could end up
very sorry.
A case in point with the M260/M261 rocket launcher: A helicopter crew in Iraq had
replaced the right launcher without frst downloading all the rockets in the leFt-side
launcher. They were conducting electrical checks on the newly-installed right-side
launcher when a rocket fred From the leFt one. The rocket blasted into a concrete wall
10 Feet away. Warhead Fragments damaged a Kiowa on the other side oF the wall.
It doesn’t take much to imagine how easily this
negligence could have turned into a Fatal accident. IF
a Few soldiers had been standing in the wrong place,
several lives would have been lost in an instant.
All that was necessary to prevent this incident was to
do it by the book–in this case, Para 4-6 on helicopter
saFety procedures in the Kiowa’s TM 9-1090-214-23&P.
IF the crew had done the testing by the book, they
would have made sure both launchers were completely
unloaded beFore they did any maintenance or testing.
Doing it by the book is important not only with rocket
launchers, but also with all small arms and missile
systems. Always make sure the weapon is not loaded
beFore doing anything else.
Stryker Ground Clearance Tips
M1-Series Tank Commander’s Hatch Seal
M2/M3-Series Bradley MILES Maintenance
M2/M3-Series Bradley M242 Track
M88-Series Recovery Vehicle Track Tips
M109A6 Paladin Breech Roller Ram
M777A1/A2 Towed Howitzer Battery Charging
2
3
4-5
5
6-7
8
9
COMBAT VEHICLES
2
By order of the Secretary of the Army:
GEORGE W. CASEY, JR.
General, United States Army Chief of Staff
Official:
JOYCE E. MORROW
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
0832415
10
WHEELED VEHICLES
HMMWV Underbody Armor Checks
HMMWV Wheel/Rim Assembly
FMTV Turn Signal Fix
FMTV Cab Air Springs
M1142 Tactical Fire Truck Circuit Breaker
10
11
12-14
15
16-17
AVIATION
35
UH-60/AH-64 Engine Step Areas
AH-64D Searchlight Stand
Pitot Static Test Set
35
36-38
39
COMMUNICATIONS
40
40
41
42-43
43
44-45
Commo Batteries Heat Check
AN/TSC-85, -93 Rack Handling Reminder
General Commo Maintenance Tips
SINCGARS Installation Kit
Generator Grounding
CBRN
46
46-47
BIDS Maintenance
M249 Machine Gun Barrels
Small Arms Barrel Cleaning Tip
M249 Machine Gun Rear Sights
M240-Series Machine Gun Sear Check
18-19
19
20
21
SMALL ARMS
18
Javelin Missile System Batteries
MITAS Grip Trigger Test
MITAS Shutdown Procedure
22-24
25
26
MISSILES
22
Better
Safe
Than
Sorry!
I thought
you
made sure the
launcher was
unloaded!
I thought
you
did!
bad things happen
when you
don’t
operate
by the book!
better
safe
than very
sorry!
ok. run the
electrical
check.
gotcha.
COMBAT ENGINEERING
48
48-49
50-52
52
53
54
55
SEE Evaporator Tank PM
IHMEE Air Filters
DEUCE Mid-rollers, Idler Wheels
RTCH Brake Cooling Filters
D7G Tractor Throttle Lever Lubing
130G Road Grader Hydraulic Unloading Valve
SOLDIER SUPPORT
56
56-57
58-59
60
Containerized Kitchen Gladhands
Desiccant Usage and NSNs
Fuel Can Storage
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soldiers assigned to combat and combat support units and all soldiers with
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FEBRUARY 2009
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