PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-689
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 689
APRIL 2010
3
PS 689
APR 10
So how do we dispose of these gun tubes?
Can you lend a hand, Half-Mast?
MSG M.A.F.
Dear Master-Sergeant M.A.F.,
Good news! The SMR code for the gun tubes is being corrected to PAFZ
Z
. That
means the gun tubes can be condemned and disposed of at the Field Maintenance
level and require no special handling or procedures.
The recoverability code has already been changed in FED LOG and WebFLIS
(
)
. So just make a pen and ink change to your parts
manuals until they can be updated.
The 120mm cannon tube has a demil code
of
D
, so you should follow the demil, disposal and condemnation procedures in App
1 and 7 of DoD 4160.21-M-1,
Defense Demilitarization Manual
(Oct 91 w/Ch 1).
Make sure you close out the DA Form 2408-4,
Weapon Record Data Card
, for
each condemned gun tube. This is done at the AEPS gun card website:
Then submit the gun card following the guidance in Chap 5 of DA Pam 750-8.
Condemned tubes should be turned in to your supply support activity. They will,
in turn, process and turn in the condemned tube to the nearest Defense Reutilization
and Marketing Of±ce (DRMO).
The disposal service representative (DSR) is the direct link between customers
and the DRMO. They can provide help by phone, email or in person. To ±nd your
DSR, check out their website:
For more information, check out TACOM Field Alert #09-02:
Tacom_WN/120MM-GunTube.html
Evaluation and inspection procedures are
in App B of TM 9-1000-202-14,
Evaluation of
Cannon Tubes
(Feb 99 w/Ch 4, Dec 06).
Dear Half-Mast,
Our unit has some 120mm tank gun tubes, NSN 1015-01-212-8575,
that are ready for disposal. But the SMR code shown on Page 95-1 in TM
9-2350-264-24P-2 and WP 0059 00-3 in TM 9-2350-388-24P-2
has our hands tied.
The SMR code is PAFZ
A
. The
A
at the end of the SMR code means
that each gun tube “requires special handling or condemnation procedures
because of specific reasons (e.g., precious metal content, high dollar value,
critical material or hazardous material).”
M1A1, M1A2 SEP Tanks…
Gettin’ Rid of Gun Tubes
my gun tube
has fired its
last shot!
you better
turn it in for
a new one!
according to
the tm, your
gun tube needs
special handling!
but I’m
not sure
what to
do!?
the
Recoverability
code has been
corrected in
FED LOG.
TMs list the
SMR code
as PAFZA.
689.02-03.indd
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4:34:56 PM
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