PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-712

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 712

MARCH 2012
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-712 - Page 3 of 32
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PS 712
MAR 12
W
hether you’re deploying or redeploying, the elements of corrosion will make your
containers cages of corruption if you give them room.
Containers are meant to protect your equipment wherever you’re shipping it. Here’s
what you can do to control corrosion during those long-distance treks:
•± Don’t±power±spray±equipment±while±it’s±in±its±shipping±container!±Moisture±that±is±trapped±
in±a±container±designed±to±keep±it±out±will±make±a±rust±heap±out±of±your±equipment.
•± Shipping±container±gaskets±need±PM,±too!±If±they±are±broken,±corroded±or±just±worn±out,±
they±can’t±do±their±job.±Replace±or±repair±them.±Inspect±them±every±time±you±inspect±the±
container±or±its±contents.
•± Check±the±humidity±sensors±on±the±containers!±Is±humidity±controlled±or±running±amok?
•± Learn±what±corrosion±looks±like!±Check±out±Pages±27-34±in±this±book.±Find±corrosion,±
remove±it,±coat±and±lube±the±equipment±per±the±TM±and±fix±the±container±or±get±a±
new±one.
Long-Life Reusable Container (LLRC):
a±shipping±and±storage±container,±such±as±a±
metal± engine± container,± designed± for± reuse±
(and±
can±
be±
repaired/refitted)±
without±
impairing±its±protective±function±for±up±to±100±
trips.
Containers:
Friend or Foe?
DON’T
CUT
its LiFE SHORT!
Corrosion is
your
business. if
you discover it,
take charge and
correct
it.
Prevention
is a
military,
monetary
and
moral duty!
Water your flowers
and they’ll grow.
Wash an engine in its
container and it will
groW
RUSTy!
how
did
this
happen?
a
r
w
g
!
private, You’re
faced with one of the
ugliest reminders that
preventive maintenance
has failed.
inside the Long-Life
Reusable Container (LLRC)
you’ve just opened sits
the engine you shipped in
good condition.
I
closed
up the
LLRC.
There was
no visible
damage
and
everything
seemed
OK.
except Now it’s
full of
rust
and
corrosion
and
sits in a large
puddle of water.
How
could
this
happen?
But was it
really?
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