PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-717
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 717
AUGUST 2012
58
PS 717
AUG 12
Part of every unit’s peacetime training dollars is
based on monthly odometer readings reported through
SAMS-E. Incorrect reports can cut into your unit’s
training budget.
To reduce errors, Army commands are setting up
organizational
inspection
programs
(OIPs).
These
OIPs will require regular periodic inspections of the
data in SAMS-1E compared to actual unit equipment
odometer or hourmeter readings.
Active
units
will
do
monthly
inspections
and
National Guard and Reserves semi-annual inspections.
All units must inspect and validate 25 percent of
their equipment usage data versus the equipment’s
actual odometer or hourmeter readings. The equipment
has to be randomly chosen and not repeated from one
inspection cycle to the next.
If usage data on 20 percent or more of the equipment
inspected doesn’t match up, you’ll have to inspect and
validate 100 percent of your equipment usage data.
You’ll also have to report inspection results and what
you did to Fx any problems up the chain of command.
The best time to verify equipment usage data and
update dispatch documentation is during command
maintenance periods. ±ix any problems before the data
is sent to higher headquarters.
Additional annual training is also mandatory. SAMS-E clerks and supervisors
will take SAMS-E refresher courses, and equipment operators and supervisors will
review dispatch procedures.
Additional details can be found in ALARACT 070/2012. ±or questions, contact
CW5 Darren Cook at DSN 224-1145, 703-614-1145, or email:
darren.l.cook.mil@mail.mil
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Mileage is
important
when it comes to PMCS
and
repairing
or
replacing
equipment.
The Army has
found that
some units are
underreporting
actual miles
on their
equipment.
it’s
also
key when
calculating
fuel
and
need
for parts.
This is a
problem
because
maintenance
and operating
tempo funding
decisions hinge
on
accurate
odometer
readings.
inaccurate
reports
lead
to inaccurate
cost estimates!
riley,
you get
that
mileage
loggEd?
that was
fast.
Never even saw
you get in the
cab to check the
odometer.
no go.
our unit’s
funding depends
on us turning in
accurate
mileage
reports.
Now the
army’s
going to
be checking
that we did
it
right.
so
let’s do it!
welll… I just
made a rough
guEsStimate…
to save time!
Yep.
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