PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-697

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 697

DECEMBER 2010
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-697 - Page 5 of 33
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PS 697
DEC 10
•±
General purpose interface assembly
(GPIA), NSN 5998-01-382-7282
•±
Operator interface unit (OIU),
•±
DSESTS common resources (DRC),
which includes the common function
modules,
combined support functions module
(CFSM), NSN 6625-01-559-2662, or
the enhanced unit, NSN 6625-01-
569-3614
•±
M1 tank Legacy and
Bradley A2 ODS Legacy,
NSN 6625-01-120-0764 (LIN T52849)
•±
M1 thermal imaging system (TIS),
NSN 4931-01-263-7972 (LIN T92250)
•±
M1A2 SEP, NSN 6625-01-376-0470
•±
Bradley TOW system,
•±
Bradley A3, NSN 6625-01-453-7394
•±
Common FLIR TIS,
•±
Wolverine, NSN 6625-01-474-5713
•±
Kevin Craft, DSESTS Equipment
Specialist, DSN 793-0690,
(309) 782-0690 or email:
kevin.t.craft@us.army.mil
•±
Martin Spainhower, DSESTS Equipment
Specialist, DSN 793-4836,
(309) 782-4836 or email:
martin.spainhower@us.army.mil
•±
Ken Jansen, DSESTS Equipment
Specialist, DSN 793-2522,
(309) 782-2522 or email:
kenneth.jansen@us.army.mil
•±
Barry Tabron, DSESTS Weapon System
Manager, DSN 786-7205,
(586) 282-7205 or email:
barry.tabron@us.army.mil
U
nits are forgetting to turn in their direct support electrical system test sets
(DSESTS) when their mission ends or is transferred to another unit. That means the
next unit given that mission can’t do any DSESTS testing.
DSESTS was felded to perForm oFF-vehicle testing oF line replaceable units (LRU)
and shop replaceable units (SRU) From Bradleys and M1-series tanks. New DSESTS
can’t be ordered, so turn-in is vital.
A complete DSESTS comes in about 40 cases, along with additional equipment
and fxtures. It consists oF:
Bradley AAL Addition
Operators,± get± out± your± stubby±
pencils± and± make± this± addition±
to± the± additional± authorization±
lists± (AAL)± for± your± M2A2/M3A2±
and±
M2A3/M3A3±
Bradleys,±
M3A3±BFIST,±and±M7±Bradley±Fire±
Support±Vehicles:
IF you have any oF this equipment, do the selF-tests described in the 9-4931-586-
series TMs to see iF the equipment is serviceable.
Any DSESTS equipment that is listed on your unit’s property book and is no
longer required should be turned in through supply to your property book oFfcer.
This applies to serviceable as well as unserviceable equipment.
Any excess serviceable or unserviceable DSESTS equipment that is
not
on the
unit’s property book should be submitted through the Automated Excess Return
Process using a document identifer code oF ±TE.
As excess DSESTS equipment is turned in, TACOM-Rock Island can then reissue
it to units in need.
±
Only±one±kit±is±required±per±vehicle.±The±two±kits±are±identical±except±NSN±5340-01-537-
8673±
does not
±include±the±96±8-in±bolts±required±for±mounting±the±tiles.±This±information±
will±be±added±in±a±future±change±to±TMs±9-2350-284-10-1±(May±03),±9-2350-294-10-1±(Nov±
09),±and±9-2350-297-10-1±(Sep±00).
Description
NSN
5340-01-
537-8673
568-9668
Bradley Reactive Armor Tile (BRAT)
Installation Kit (IK), PN 13011862
Bradley Reactive Armor Tile (BRAT)
Installation Kit (IK), PN 13023500
Test Sets…
questions?
contact one of
the following
tacom-rI
pocs…
hey,
I’m
bored!
yeah,
we
need to get
outta here!
we’re too valuable to
be cooped up in here
where we can’t be used!
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