PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-721
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 721
DECEMBER 2012
Dear Half-Mast,
We have switched to short range training ammo for firing our M2 machine
guns on the range. There is a specialized barrel used with these rounds
called the M3 recoil amplifier. We can’t find any info on using the M3. Can
you help?
CPT J.G.
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PS 721
DEC 12
When a CECOM PQDR is received, an Army master screener reviews and then
assigns it to the appropriate CECOM directorate for investigation. Depending on the
outcome, the deFcient item may be repaired or replaced or the unit that submitted the
PQDR may receive credit.
By accurately completing the information requested on the S±-368,
Product
Quality Defciency Report
, you can help speed up the investigation.
Some CECOM items are part of the National Maintenance Program (NMP), so
it’s especially important to include the date and location where the materiel was last
repaired. Knowing when and where the item was repaired ensures the materiel is sent
to the correct location.
Repair facilities in the NMP are held to the highest quality standards, which
ensures users receive materiel that has been repaired properly.
Users with a valid user ID can log on directly to the site to submit PQDRs.
Individuals without a PDREP user ID can still access the site and submit PQDRs
through the “EZ PDR LOGON” tab.
In order to get a user ID, you must submit an access request. The access request
form is found on the PDREP website at:
If you need further help with the CECOM PQDR process, email the CECOM
PQDR team at:
usarmy.APG.cecom.mbx.lrc-leo-b16-pqdr-support-team@mail.mil
Dear Captain J.G.,
Yes I can! The M3 has its own TM, TM 9-1005-203-13&P.
It’s on the ETM website:
Maintenance Management…
CECOM PQDRs
and the
NMP
M2
Machine
Gun…
Instructions for M3 Recoil Amplifier?
Submit CECOM PQDRs at the Product Data Reporting
and Evaluation Program (PDREP) website:
I know you can
help us train with
our m2s, but I’m
not sure how to
use you.
no worries!
I have my own
tm…and it’s
even on the
etm site too.
check it out!
have you ever
received
damaged
or
defective
cecom
equipment and
wondered…
the product
quality deficiency
report (pqdr)
process is the
answer.
any cecom materiel
that
does not
meet
“form, fit, or function”
criteria is a ready-made
candidate for a pqdr.
?
?
?
reporting items that
fail to meet
any
of
these
three
criteria
helps reduce the amount
of defective materiel
sent out to others.
…what
do I do
now?
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