PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-710
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 710
JANUARY 2012
60
PS 710
JAN 12
Connie's
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Mannequin Target Quantity Change
When you order the mannequin target with NSN 6920-01-164-9625, you will no longer get just
one target. Instead you will receive a box containing 35 targets for $439.
Get
MRAP
Training at
±AD
Do leaders in your unit need
mine resistant ambush protected
(MRAP)
vehicle
driver’s
and
maintenance training? They can
get it at Red River Army Depot
(RRAD) through MRAP University.
This train the trainer training is
available for all services, LARs,
RRAD
maintenance
personnel,
LOGCOM and OEM field service
reps.
Training
for
operators
lasts 12 days, while training for
mechanics takes 6 weeks. For
more information, contact Bobby
Russell, MRAP University site lead,
at DSN 829-4905, (903) 334-4905,
or email:
bobby.e.russell2.civ@mail.mil
FMTV VDC
When ordering the vehicle data
computer (VDC) for FMTV trucks,
use NSN 5895-01-591-7887. Do not
use NSN 5895-01-528-1514 that’s
shown
in
TM
9-2320-365-24P
(Aug 05). That gets a VDC only for
MRAP vehicles, not the FMTVs.
New Email
Address for
UTAP
Due to the Army’s Enterprise email
migration, TACOM’s Unit Training
Assistance Program (UTAP) has a new
email address for customer support.
Email UTAP at:
tacom-lcmc.ilsc_utap@mail.mil
MEL TB for Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
TB 43-0002-81,
Maintenance Expenditure Limits for FSC Group 23 - Tactical Wheel Vehicles, FSC
Classes 2310, 2320, and 2330,
has been updated. It includes current maintenance expenditure
limits. These limits are very important in determining the maximum allowable repair cost for
tactical wheeled vehicles. Eyeball it on LOGSA’s ETM website:
AR 385-10 Revised
A revision to AR 385-10,
The Army Safety Program,
went into effect in Oct 2011. This rapid revision
updates, clarifies or establishes a number of safety-
related policies, programs and processes. It’s available
on the Army Publishing Directorate’s website:
The Scoop on
Cancelled CECOM
(B16) Requisitions
You can find out why your CECOM (B16) requisition
was cancelled by going to:
This website is only for CECOM (B16) requisitions.
You can search by NIIN or document number with
an applicable date. You will need your AKO login.
Questions? Contact Diane Johnson at DSN 848-6322,
(443) 861-6322, or email:
diane.johnson1.civ@mail.mil
D Co Earns
“A”
in
Maintenance
PS
sends out a special
“HOOAH!”
to D Co, 6/101st
Avn Regt, Ft Campbell, KY (FORSCOM). They are
the 2011 Department of the Army winner of the
Secretary of Defense’s Maintenance Award in the
Medium Category for field-level maintenance. The
annual awards recognize the best maintenance by
units and depots in the Department of Defense.
M230 Gun Firing Pin Limit Changed
The mandatory replacement criteria for the M230 automatic gun’s firing pin has been lowered
from 15,000 rounds to 10,000. AH-64D IETM 1-1520-Longbow Apache has already had this
change incorporated, but maintainers need to write in the change on Page 4-46.1 in the M230’s
TM 9-1090-208-23-1-1. If any of your M230’s firing pins have already reached the 10,000 round
limit, you can wait until the next scheduled maintenance teardown to replace the firing pin,
NSN 1005-01-451-4566. For more info, see TACOM maintenance advisory 11-047:
M989 HEMAT Swap Outs
All
M989
HEMATs,
NSN
are
authorized for swap out and replacement with the
M989A1 HEMAT, NSN 2330-01-275-7474. Make sure you
have the trailer’s serial and registration number before
you ask for disposition instructions and replacement.
Then call Marleen Fiantaco at DSN 786-9362, (586) 282-
9362, or email:
marleen.fiantaco@us.army.mil
M870A3
H
ydraulic
H
ose
A
ssembly
P
arts
K
it
On Page 16 of PS 691 (Jun 10), we told you that NSN 4720-01-520-6767 brings the hydraulic
hose assembly for your M870A3 semitrailer. But that NSN doesn’t include the disconnects you
need. So instead, order the hose assembly parts kit, NSN 4720-01-586-5839.
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