PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-686
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 686
JANUARY 2010
54
PS 686
JAN 10
55
PS 686
JAN 10
Radiac equipment and PATS are what you need to worry about. The AN/UDR-13,
AN/VDR-2, AN/PDR-75, and AN/PDR-77 radiac sets need to be calibrated every
three years. The M41 PATS should be calibrated every 18 months. The exception is
surety sites, which should have their PATS calibrated every 12 months.
All of the radiac equipment and PATS should have labels that show when they
were last calibrated. If they don’t, contact your local TMDE and ask them to check
when the equipment was last calibrated.
Your unit’s SAMS-E system should have had these calibration requirements
entered in it so that you would be notiFed automatically when equipment is due to go
to TMDE. The problem is that many units take their equipment out of SAMS-E when
they deploy and forget to put it back in when they return. Make sure your equipment
is covered by SAMS-E.
A
number of M40A1/M42A2 masks have gone to the Feld with the side voicemitter port
gasket missing. Without the gasket, unFltered air could enter the mask, providing no
protection against chemical/biological agents.
All Soldiers should immediately check their masks for the side voicemitter port gasket. If
it’s missing or damaged, tell your CBRN specialist. He can replace the gasket, NSN 5330-01-
260-8702. Also check the gasket for splits and sticky or compressed areas.
All masks in storage should also be inspected for a missing side voicemitter port gasket.
If you Fnd new masks or facepiece assemblies still in their unopened original packaging
that are missing the gasket, Fle an S± 368,
Product Quality Defciency Report (PQDR),
and
email the mask conFguration manager:
bobbiejo.witherspoon@us.army.mil
and the item manager:
douglas.e.vanatta@us.army.mil
If the mask was part of lot number PBA08M002-165, you don’t need to Fle an S± 368
or notify the conFguration and item managers. They are already aware some masks are
missing the gasket.
The mask lot number is on the lower right cheek strap and on the mask’s shipping
box label.
±or more information, see TACOM LCMC safety of use message 09-024:
CBRN…
Don’t Forget
CBRN Calibration
M40A1/M42A2 Masks…
Check for
Missing
Gasket
hey,
it’s been
three years
since we were
calibrated.
we need
to go to
tmde.
hey,
don’t
forget
about me!
I need
calibrating,
too!
cbrn
specialists,
some of the
equipment
you manage
in the cbrn
room needs
calibration.
if the calibration
is overlooked,
you get gigged
at inspection and,
even worse, your
equipment won’t
be able to do its
job right.
Immediately
check
for side
voicemitter
port gasket
some masks
are out
there that
are
missing
the side
voicemitter
port gasket.
that means
no
protection.
check your
masks for the
gasket
right
now!
Gasket
686.54-55.indd
1-2
12/2/09
2:57:09 PM
Click here for a copy of this article to save or email.
Click here for a copy of this article to save or email.
Back to TopBack to Top
