PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-699

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 699

FEBRUARY 2011
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-699 - Page 12 of 33
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PS 699
FEB 11
How do you get covers for the Avenger?
There is no NSN for the canopy cover,
but you can order one with PN 13265043, CAGE code 18876 and RIC of B64 on
DD Form 1348-6. It’s a good idea to use the canopy cover as much as possible when
the Avenger just sits because
blowing sand and rocks can
really scratch up the canopy.
Once you have trouble seeing
through it, the whole canopy
has to be replaced at a cost of
several thousand dollars.
Some units give the canopy
even
more
protection
by
cutting an old sleeping mat
in half and putting the pieces
under the canopy cover.
In rainy areas, it’s best to
cover the entire Avenger with
a tarp. That helps prevent
corrosion
and
electrical
problems.
A
Bradley
tarp
works well. You can order a
green tarp with NSN 2540-
00-587-2532 or a tan one with
you can save money just by
having your fabric shop make
a tarp 12 x 17 feet.
We have trouble fnding parts For the
environmental control unit (ECU). Are
there NSNs For the Fuel/water separator
bowl and its gasket, the air flter, and the
oil pan gasket?
Yes! NSN 4330-01-438-
7674 brings the separator bowl, gasket and
air flter. You can help the gasket last by not
muscling up on the bowl’s bolt when you
tighten it. That’s what ruins gaskets. The oil
pan gasket comes with NSN 5330-01-399-
7319. See Fig 17M in TM 9-1440-433-24P
for other ECU parts.
Is there an NSN For the zipties For the cryogenics?
Yes, NSN 5975-00-
570-9598 will bring you 100 ties.
Dear Editor,
As a TACOM LAR, I encounter Soldiers who are firing blanks through the
M249 machine gun’s short barrel
with the standard barrel blank
firing attachment (BFA) installed.
They don’t realize this can
damage their M249s. Please put
the word out that gunners need
to pay attention to which BFA
they use.
The same goes for the M4
carbine and M16 rifle BFAs. If you
interchange them, it causes firing
problems. The M4’s BFA, NSN
1005-01-361-8208, is yellow
and the M16’s BFA, NSN 1005-
00-118-6192, is red.
Gerald Knipe
TACOM LAR
Ft Riley, KS
M249 Machine Gun, M16-Series Rifle, M4/M4A1 Carbine…
Be
Very Careful
about
BFA
Canopy cover has no NSN,
but you can order it by part number
Bradley tarp covers
whole Avenger
Easy does
it on ECU
fuel/water
separator
bowl bolt
M4/M4A1 BFA is yellow, M16’s is red
when it
comes to
firing blanks
through your
m249, there is
a difference
between bfas.
if you don’t pay
attention to the
bfa, you put a
serious hurt on
your m249.
yeah,
serious!
it
all depends
on
which
of
my barrels
you’re using!
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