PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-682
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 682
SEPTEMBER 2009
24
PS 682
SEP 09
TC-PONY
If your Avenger has been
equipped with the new PONY
tactical computer, it’s critical
you properly shut down the
Avenger, which means turning
off the power from the gunner’s
console, not the TC-PONY. If
you turn off power at the TC-
PONY, you risk ruining the
TC-PONY’s hard drive.
It’s also critical with the TC-PONY that you carefully plug in the J5 cable. If
you force the cable in place, bending pins, you lose communication within the
Avenger system.
M3P Machine Gun
The M3P machine gun must be
cleaned and lubed with TW-25B—
nothing else—before it’s returned
to the arms room. That job is the
crew’s, not the armorer’s. When the
M3P goes uncleaned and unlubed, it
will jam or Fre only single shot next
time it makes a trip to the range.
When cleaning, don’t dump the
bolt in a solvent tank. The solvent
gets in all the bolt crevices and
makes it impossible to properly lube
the bolt. Clean the bolt with a rag and
RBC. Then lube it with TW-25B.
Monthly, give the M3P’s
traverse mechanism a few
dabs of TW-25B. Work
the
traverse
mechanism
back and forth to spread
the
lube.
That
keeps
the
traverse
mechanism
from binding and making
boresighting difFcult.
When you install the M3P, don’t try
to tighten its cable with regular pliers
or a multi-purpose tool. They’re too
short and can damage the connector.
Use needle-nose pliers to tighten
the
cable.
When
your
Avenger
goes through overhaul, a new M3P
connector will be installed that will
make the job easier.
Canopy Caution
Never move the Avenger even
a foot with the canopy open.
Just that little trip can ruin the
canopy’s shocks. Then the canopy
can come crashing down on your
head. Crew drills and M3P live
Fres
are
usually
when
crews
forget this important rule.
Avenger!
Keeps the “Avenge”
in
Avenger!
your avenger will
keep avenging for
you if you follow
this pm with a
vengeance.
Turn off power at gunner’s console, not TC-PONY
Lube traverse mechanism monthly to prevent binding
Using
wrong
tool
damages
M3P gun
cable
Moving
with
canopy
open
damages
shocks
I’m
pumped
for
action thanks to
your
pm!
let’s go
knock
a few
aircraft out
of the sky!
hey,
we’re
not
done
here.
I need
cleaning
and lubing
and that’s
your job.
PM
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