PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-735
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 735
FEBRUARY 2014
54
PS 735
FEB 14
D
o you have questions about maintenance services for aviation platforms and
missile support systems?
If the answer is yes, you’ve got a red phone connected right to the top. AMCOM
G-4 has a hotline that gives real-time support to aviation and missile personnel. Call
if you have:
•
environmental±questions±or±concerns.
•
problems±with±AMCOM±weapons±systems±acquisition.
•
maintenance±issues±at±the±depot±or±field±levels.
AMCOM hotline answers and advice are good to go because they are reviewed
and approved by subject matter experts at the Aviation and Missile Research
Development Center.
No question is too small. If the topic falls outside their lane, they will redirect you
to the correct POC. All requests are logged and assigned a ticket number. A response
should come within 72 hours.
You can call DSN 897-1711, (256) 313-1711, or email:
usarmy.amcom-environmental@mail.mil
Online Option
To check if you’re using the correct product and if you’re in compliance, contact
the AMCOM Environmental Hotline for guidance. They can also recommend other
compliant products that are approved for hand-wipe cleaning.
For more info about aviation and missile hand wipe cleaners, also see Pages 22-23 in
PS 730:
For more FAQs and answers, check out the AMCOM SharePoint portal at:
Or visit Half-Mast on Facebook at:
Maintenance±Management…
AMCOM’s Environmental
Hotline Fields Your FAQs
Why does the Army have so many Chemical Agent
Resistant Coatings (CARC) in the specifications?
Does the denatured alcohol I’m using for cleaning
aircraft meet environmental regulations?
AMCOM’s SharePoint
also lists frequently
asked questions
(FAQs) and has an
online library of
documents for your
research.
Here are
some samples
of the kind
of FAQs and
answers
you’ll find
there…
AMCOM
environmental
hotline. how
can we help?
No, you
can’t
use simple green
for cleaning
aircraft… The
short answer is
that it causes
corrosion.
I was
afraid
you were going
to say that!
These topcoats (reference MIL-
DTL-530
7
2E) were reformulated for
improved performance and compliance
with environmental laws (no hazardous
air pollutants [HAPS] and varying
amounts of volatile organic compounds
[VOCs], depending on type).
Environmental regulations and ambient
conditions vary throughout the US, so
it’s important that you select the
right
CARC topcoat for your region.
For
help
in making the right CARC
topcoat selection, contact the AMCOM
Environmental Hotline.
if you are performing aircraft
maintenance and are subject to certain
EPA regulations, the denatured
alcohol you’re using for hand-wipe
cleaning may or may not be compliant.
According to EPA regulations,
hand wipe cleaners must
not
have
a vapor pressure exceeding
45mm/Hg. This is usually specified in
the material safety data sheet (MSDS).
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