PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-687

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 687

FEBRUARY 2010
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-687 - Page 6 of 33
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PS 687
FEB 10
Watch your
feet.
Watch
where you step
when you’re
climbing in
and out of the
Bradley turret.
It’s quite easy to
snap knobs off
the ISU with one
misplaced boot.
Check shield during PMCS.
Vibration
during
travel
can
knock the launcher shield out of
alignment. That can prevent the
launcher from being raised.
The shield should cover the
front of the launcher and have
some play in it. If the shield is out
of position, tell your repairman.
Seal sand out of the launcher
with the dust curtain, NSN 1005-
01-126-7797. Keep the curtain
closed whenever the launcher
isn’t being used. If the studs that
hold the curtain in place have
disappeared, order more with
NSN 5315-00-174-2882. While
you’re waiting for the studs to
arrive, use hook-and-pile tape,
NSN
to
hold the curtain in place.
You’ll be better able to see
what you’re shooting TOWs at
if you clean the integrated sight
unit (ISU) lenses weekly. First
blow or brush off any sand.
Then use a soft, damp rag to
clean them.
Practice
cleanliness.
This
is
especially
important in the desert. If sand clogs the armament
control unit, you can’t arm the missiles. If sand
clogs cable connections or gets in the cables
themselves through cuts in the cable sheath, the
missiles won’t register as being armed and you’ll
get faults.
At least weekly, blow out the inside of the
launcher with an air hose and blow sand away
from the cable connections.
M2A2/M3A2-Series Bradley…
On Your Toes for Your TOW
Staying
on
your
toes when
it comes
to pm
for your
bradley
tow can
make for
smooth
launches.
follow
these pm
steps…
oooh,
my
launcher
needed that!
it was so
plugged up
with sand.
hey!
some
yahoo just
stepped on
my ISU!
Dust curtain
helps keep sand
out of launcher
Replace
broken or
missing
studs
Shield out of alignment? Report it!
ok,
guys,
let’s be on
our toes.
time
to do
my tow
pmcs.
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