PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-688

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 688

MARCH 2010
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-688 - Page 4 of 33
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PS 688
MAR 10
Store, Transfer, or Turn-in?
If you’re getting ready to store, transfer or turn in a mortar, tank or other gun
system vehicle, you’ve got a two-step process to follow.
Step 1:
Make sure you notify Team Armor whenever you transfer, turn in, store
or send your equipment for rebuild or overhaul. That allows them to update the Unit
IdentiFer Code (UIC). Artillery units should notify their artillery POCs.
The UIC
must
be updated whenever there’s a change in the personnel responsible
for the equipment and its gun card. Without the update, new users will have problems
accessing the equipment’s electronic gun card.
Step 2:
Make sure you include an updated hard copy of the gun card along
with the mortar, tank or gun system. That’s the word in DA Pam 750-8,
The Army
Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) Users Manual.
M1-Series Tanks
Sure, you’re supposed to update the electronic gun card after Fring the main gun.
But did you know you’re also supposed to update the card after exercising the recoil?
If the main gun hasn’t been Fred in the last six months, it is a semiannual requirement
to exercise the recoil and borescope the main gun. This can be done using the M3
oil pump, the gun mount exerciser or by Fring the gun. Whichever method you use,
update the gun card when you’re Fnished.
An incomplete or inaccurate gun card now makes your tank NMC. You’ll Fnd this
listed in PMCS Item 10 on WP 0258-21 of TM 9-2350-388-23-2-2 (Jan 09) and PMCS
Item 12 on Page 2-20 of TM 9-2350-264-20-2-1 (Apr 03 w/Ch 3, Mar 08). ±uture
updates to TMs 9-2350-264-10-1 and 9-2350-388-10-3 will also make the tanks NMC
if the gun card is incomplete or inaccurate.
M1128 & M1129A1 Stryker
±uture updates to IETM 9-2355-321-13&P for the M1128 MGS Stryker and IETM
9-2355-311-13&P for the M1129A1 MCV-B Stryker will make both vehicles non-
mission capable if the DA ±orm 2408-4 is incomplete or inaccurate.
Questions?
If you have questions, here’s who to contact:
Artillery:
Martin Nelson (M198, M777)
DSN 793-7852 or (309) 782-7852
marty.nelson@us.army.mil
Barbara Vanopdorp (M119, M102)
DSN 793-4079 or (309) 782-4079
barbara.vanopdorp@us.army.mil
Gary Rogers (M109)
DSN 793-0030 or (309) 782-0030
gary.s.rogers@us.army.mil
Armor:
Gordon Bieri
DSN 793-2189 or (309) 782-2189
gordon.bieri@us.army.mil
Mortars:
Joe Schmidt
DSN 786-87863 or (586) 574-8783
joe.schmidt@us.army.mil
Stryker:
Thomas Durbin
DSN 793-1172 or (309) 782-1172
thomas.m.durbin@us.army.mil
Once you’ve
made sure the
data on the
electronic gun
card is accurate
and complete…
…print a copy
and place it in
the equipment
record folder
that transfers
with the vehicle.
there goes
another one!
Don’t forget
to add it to
the electronic
gun card.
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