PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-727
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 727
JUNE 2013
T
he condition of your equipment is not something you want to guess about. Even
if your aircraft, truck, tank or whatever else is brand new or just back from rebuild,
you need to do a thorough PMCS like a -23&P TM says under SERVICE UPON
RECEIPT. That way you know your equipment will do what it’s supposed to and not
leave you up the creek.
Recent events have shown this is especially true with small arms. In several cases,
new weapons jammed the Frst time they were Fred. Inspection revealed that they
hadn’t been lubed.
In another case, new M2A1 machine guns
guns
jammed. When they were examined, it turned
out the manufacturer’s preservative hadn’t
been cleaned off.
But, of course, weapons that have already
seen action have even more problems with
jamming. This has been particularly true
with the M240 and M249 machine guns.
When inspectors have checked to see why
these machine guns jammed, they almost
always found it was not a defective weapon,
but one that hadn’t been cleaned and lubed.
A PMCS by the -10 TM would have kept these
machine guns out of that jam.
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
xxxx
so if you plan to use
any
piece of equipment, first
take the time to give it
the pmcs it deserves.
and
no
excuses!
No Exceptions!
Do PMCS
why
are you
jamming? you’re
brand new!
I’m jamming
‘cause I
haven’t
been cleaned
and lubed!
chk-
chk-
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ISSUE 727
JUNE 2013
TB 43-PS-727, 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.
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