PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-728

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 728

JULY 2013
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PS 728
JUL 13
Connie's
Post Scripts
C
ommon loose-fill packing materials used for shipping liquid hazardous materials
(HAZMAT), like vermiculite or ground paper, are dusty and messy. Storage and disposal
of loose fill has challenged units for years.
Good
news!
The
Logistics
Support
Activity’s (LOGSA) Packaging, Storage, and
Containerization Center (PSCC) Packaging
Applications Testing Facility came up with
a packaging solution that doesn’t use loose
fill. Instead, liquid HAZMAT items (cans,
bottles, jars, etc.) are put in corrugated
fiberboard boxes inside steel drums with
fiberboard pads and absorbent sheets.
Individual packages inside the boxes are
separated by at least 3-ply cell dividers.
The fiberboard and absorbent sheets are easy to store, reusable, recyclable and readily
available. Six new packaging designs are already approved and certified for DOD use.
For more info, contact Charlotte Lent at DSN 795-7160, (570) 615-7160, or email:
charlotte.a.lent.civ@mail.mil
Packaging…
Fiberboard
column
around
single
item
Absorbent
pads in
voids
Triple-wall cell dividers
separate multiple items
PSCC Bags HAZMAT Loose Fill
whoa --
whadaya
got there?
these are
absorbent pads!
absorbent pads!?
i know
I’ve been leaking lately,
but…really and truly --
it’s
not that bad!
relax!
it’s the
latest
fashion
for packing
hazmat material!
oh, well, in
that case…
OK!
M119A2 Brake Fluid Check
Page 3 in PS 725 (Apr 13) told you to check the
M119A2 howitzer’s brake fluid reservoir for
fluid within
1
/
2 inch of the top of the reservoir.
Actually, the fluid level should be within .12
inch (approximately
1
/
8 inch) of the top of the
drop-in filter. Do this as part of your BEFORE
PMCS and make a note until this info is changed
in TM 9-1015-252-10 and -24.
M1235A2 MaxxPro Dash Ambulance Seatbelt NSN
Get a new seatbelt for the crew seat in the back of the M1235A2 MaxxPro Dash ambulance
Make a note until the TM is updated.
Service Kit Info Available
on DLA Website
Need a list of service kit NSNs for your unit’s
trucks, trailers or other equipment? DLA Land
and Maritime has a kit website that’ll really
help you. Eyeball it at:
kitting/search.aspx
M16 Bore Brush OK for M249
Page 35 of PS 723 (Feb 13) said not to
use the M16/M4 bore brush in the M249
machine gun. That’s wrong. The M249
uses the same bore brush, NSN 1005-00-
903-1296. It’s the chamber brushes that
are different. The M16/M4 chamber brush
comes with NSN 1005-00-999-1435 and
the M249’s with NSN 1005-01-131-2121.
If you used the wrong chamber brush, it
could get stuck in the chamber.
ILAP Support at LOGSA Help Desk
For all issues with the Army’s Integrated Logistics Analysis Program (ILAP), please email the
LOGSA Help Desk at:
usarmy.redstone.logsa.mbx.help-desk@mail.mil
Or call the LOGSA Help Desk at Toll Free 1-866-211-3367, commercial 256-955-7716 or OCONUS
DSN 312-645-7716.
Note:
The former ILAP support email address (support@ilap.army.mil) no
longer works. Any email sent there will
not
be forwarded.
M-ATV MRAP Surge
Tank NSN
Get a new surge tank kit for your M-ATV
MRAP with NSN 2930-01-613-7146. Make
a note until the NSN is added to TM
9-2355-335-24P.
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