PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-715

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 715

JUNE 2012
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-715 - Page 31 of 33
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PS 715
JUN 12
W
hen it’s time to do the annual service on a vehicle, the motor sergeant assigns a
mechanic to do the service.
If you’re the mechanic and you’re lucky, the motor sergeant will give you a list of
the needed part numbers. If not, you have to search the TM to Fnd out which parts
you need. Then you turn the list over to the maintenance clerk to Fnd out if the parts
are on hand or need to be ordered. That adds up to a lot of non-wrench-turning time.
Worse, maybe you’ve started the service, but discovered a part is missing. Maybe
it didn’t get ordered, maybe it’s misplaced, or maybe someone else needed that same
part and grabbed it before you did.
Don’t you wish that all you had to do was order one NSN to get all the parts you
need? And, as long as you’re wishing, wouldn’t it be nice if they all came in one box?
No “forgot to order the parts,” no “lost parts,” no “borrowed” parts and no
lost time.
Well, you
can
get your parts that way—it’s called a kit. Kits allow you to order
everything you need for your services, rebuild, or Reset programs with just one NSN,
and get it all shipped in one box or package. Open it and put on
100 percent of the
replacement parts.
It’s that easy.
How do you Fnd these kits? That’s the easiest part of all. Just go to DLA’s Land
Kitting web page with your CAC:
All the current kits will appear showing the nomenclature, description, NSN,
number of component lines, shelf life, source of supply, price, and the amount of
stock on hand. Want to know what’s in a kit? Click on the nomenclature and it lists
all the sub components.
Do you have an idea for a kit that would help you and other Soldiers for a land-
based weapons system? Just go to the
Request a Kit
page on the website and enter
the info requested. The DLA Land Kitting Team will make it easy as pie, and they’ll
even put the kit together for you.
Need help Fnding a kit? Contact the Land Kitting Team at DSN 850-1759, (614)
692-1759, or email:
land.kitting.team@dla.mil
Kits
Make
Annual
Services
a
Breeze!
if, for
example, you’re
looking for a
kit to work on
your m1A1…
…go to the
drop down box in
the
search field,
select
weapon
system
…
this
is the screen you’ll
see if you search for
M1A1
under
weapon system.
This generator
is
shot.
Look at
all these parts
I have to find.
Why can’t
they come in
one package?
that’s
a
great
question,
soldier!
they
can
come
in one package
if
you order
the kit!
here’s
how…
…and next go
to the
search
text
box and
type m1A1.
..
…click on
search.
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