PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-717

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 717

AUGUST 2012
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By order of the Secretary of the Army:
RAYMOND T. ODIERNO
General, United States Army Chief of Staff
Official:
JOYCE E. MORROW
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
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we’re gonna stick
this box under
your cabin seat
until we can get
the quick-release
pin fixed.
deployed…
home base…
great!
your
passenger
seat pin is
broken, so
you’re nmc
until we
replace it.
dang!
Well,
hurry it up!
I got a
job
to do!
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quipment maintenance may not follow normal practice when you’re deployed.
Preventive inspections may need to be more frequent. Equipment may need
cleaning more often than TMs recommend. Oil, grease and other Fuids may need
to be changed more often. Short equipment operational life spans may follow if
maintenance doesn’t keep pace with OPTEMPO.
Sometimes deployments require ±xes to equipment that keeps it temporarily
running in ways that aren’t normal. Doing “whatever it takes” to maintain readiness
can become routine.
The problem is that some Soldiers haven’t been around the Army long enough to
understand what normal maintenance practices are. Deployment routines are usually
costly to maintenance budgets. They can also create risks to equipment and harm to
the Soldiers who operate and maintain it.
That’s why technical manuals and unit standard operating procedures (SOP) are
the standard. Using them is the BEST and SA²EST means of lengthening equipment
life and protecting Soldiers.
When you aren’t deployed, follow the TMs and the unit SOP. They’re your best
bet to getting the job done right.
Track Maintenance in the Desert
M777A2 Set Screw Clarification
Stryker Air Filter PM
M1-Series Tank M48A1 Gas Particulate Filter
2-4
5
6-8
9
COMBAT VEHICLES
2
10
WHEELED VEHICLES
M149A2 Water Trailer Maintenance
Combat and Tactical Vehicle Chock Block NSNs
Jack Stands Inspection Criteria
PLS PM in the Heat
10-12
12
13
14-15
16
MRAP/ROUTE CLEARANCE
OH-58D Blade Reminder
OH-58D IFF Antenna Caution
CH-47D/F Engine Stand Strut Safety
UH/HH-60M Seat Track Cleaning
AH-64A/D T355 Panel Removal
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23
24
25
26
HIMARS Maintenance Tips
Patriot Missile System Tire Pressure
Firefinder, Sentinel Radar Safety Tips
34-36
36
37-38
RCV Buffalo A2 PM, Safety Tips
MK III VMMD Husky Transmission Filter Door
M160 Light Flail Warmup and Cool Down
16-18
19
20-21
45
46-49
50-51
AN/TAS-8(V) and (V)2 LRAS3 Parts Turn-in
Computer Keyboard Cleaning
S-842/G and S-842A/G Shelter ECU Covers
Machine Gun Mount Fabrication
M249 Machine Gun Barrel with Gunner’s Shield
M2 Machine Gun Gage Turn-in
M2A1 Machine Gun Gage Rust Prevention
39
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40-41
42-43
SMALL ARMS
39
SOLDIER SUPPORT
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43
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PS Magazine Social Media URL Roundup
Hydration System Parts, NSNs
AVIATION
22
MISSILES
34
AMC: Strength Behind the Might
27-33
Connie’s Post Scripts
60-61
COMMO/ELECTRONICS
45
RF-ITV Global Help Desk
EOD Publication Released
Finding ETMs and IETMS Online
PBUSE Catalog Fix for GCSS-Army
OPLOG Planner Updated
Unit-Level Ground Equipment Usage Reporting
PS Magazine Unit Subscriptions
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LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
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procedures, questions on maintenance and supply problems and
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ISSUE 717
AUGUST 2012
TB 43-PS-717, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly,
is an official publication
of the Department of the Army, providing information for all Soldiers assigned
to combat and combat support units and all Soldiers with unit maintenance
and supply duties. All information published has been reviewed and approved
by the agency responsible for the equipment, publication or policy discussed.
Application of the information is optional with the user. Masculine pronouns may
refer to both genders. The use of product or company names does not constitute
endorsement of those products, services or companies by the U.S. Army. The
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