PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-683

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 683

OCTOBER 2009
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elsewhere,
in a hangar at
ft. green…
ok. let’s
power
up this
bird and
check the
systems.
uh, oh. this bird is as
dead as a doornail.
weve got
no power.
oh… yeah. last night…
just before I left… I
told the fuel handlers
not to forget
to shut
off the fuel panel switch
when they were done.
don’t
tell me.
someone left the
switches on…and
drained the
battery.
I
didn’t
check
everything
out last
night when I
locked up the
bird…because
I thought
you
had, olsen.
ok. this bird is
nmc!
it’s dead in
the water until
the battery is
recharged.
okay, gentlemen…
let me ask you
again…
Downrange…
…why
did
this tank
throw its
track?
well…I eyeballed that
sprocket last night. I
thought it would last
another day.
sergeant, I
looked at the
tm,
checked the
roadwheels and
the pads.
they
looked so good,
I didn’t think
the
sprocket
would be bad.
daily
maintenance
is
not
for
tomorrow and
you shouldn’t
assume
anything.
you troops have
any idea who’s
going to spend
tonight helping
the mechanic
mount a new
sprocket and
getting this track
remounted?
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