PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-686

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 686

JANUARY 2010
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-686 - Page 22 of 33
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PS 686
JAN 10
When missiles are not installed on an aircraft, make sure the shotgun connector,
door assembly cover, NSN 1440-01-127-2427, is closed on the launcher. And cover
the missile shotgun connector, too. This will keep sand out.
The missile shotgun connector cover is issued only to units deployed in theater.
Contact your depot maintenance technician (DMT) or the Joint Attack Munitions
Systems (JAMS) Project Manager at
mslsjamswarroom@msl.army.mil
if you
require the missile shotgun connector cover.
No matter where equipment is located, sand will Fnd a way into the shotgun
connectors. If that happens the missiles will not properly seat in the launcher, pins
can get bent by slamming missiles in place and that could result in misFres or a
damaged missile.
If sand gets into the shotgun connectors, blow it out with compressed air. But be
careful the compressed air doesn’t introduce moisture to the system.
Seriously
Take Sand
HELLFIRE Missile System…
Seriously
Keep HELLFIRE protective
cover on when not installed
on aircraft or in container
Keep launcher
cover closed
the desert is
an unforgiving
place and sand
is the enemy of
your hellfire
missile system.
you’re
covered!
before you hit
the road, jack,
make sure I’m
covered!
hurry!
you gotta
cover me
up!
cool your
rotors.
we’ll get you
covered!
THis
storM is
Big!!
Take Sand
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