PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-742

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 742

SEPTEMBER 2014
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-742 - Page 32 of 33
DISTRIBUTION: To be distributed in accordance with the initial distribution number (IDN) 345239, requirements for the TB 43-PS-Series.
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GCSS-Army Reminder
Remember to check the GCSS-Army website
for alerts, updated fielding and training
schedules and other important info. Visit:
Or sign up to get automatic notifications at:
Test Set Needs
Calibration?
Do you have a TS-3920C/ASM computer
test set (CTS), NSN 6625-01-529-3346, for
your Black Hawk? If it needs calibration,
send it directly to the manufacturer, Ultrax
Aerospace Inc., at the address below:
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Ultrax±Aerospace±Inc.
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4200±NE±Sun±Court
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Lee’s±Summit,±MO±64064
For more information, contact the CECOM
item manager, Eugene Lloyd, at DSN 648-
1258, (443) 395-1258 or email:
eugene.m.lloyd.civ@mail.mil
or Jay Horting at 816-594-4451 or email:
j.horting@ultraxinc.com
Stroll Down
Nostalgia Lane
Comic collectors and history buffs rejoice!
Some
PS
Magazine super fans set up a
website that makes it easier than ever to find
PS
info and view art over our 63-year span,
including our earliest days. You can search
indexes by cover art, year and month, or even
by classic “Joe Dope Sheets.” Special
PS
issues
and series are extra bonuses for diehard fans.
Check it out:
Training for Legacy Equipment
Need±some±help±running±older±equipment?±TACOM’s±Unit±Training±Assistance±Program±(UTAP)±
newsletter±can±help.±Each±issue±now±features±a±“Throwback±Section”±that±covers±training±for±
those±older±pieces±of±equipment±still±in±use.±Look±under±the±newsletters/posters±tab±at:
For±training±info±on±old±
and
±current±equipment,±contact±UTAP’s±customer±assistance±team±at±DSN±
786-4276,±(586)±282-4276,±or±e-mail:±
usarmy.detroit.tacom.mbx.ilsc-utap@mail.mil
leak test fixture part
nsn incorrect
Get±a±new±push-type±air±hose±fitting±for±the±
one-man±life±raft±with±NSN±4730-00-
5
16-3826.±
NSN±4730-00-
4
16-3826,±which±is±listed±as±Item±
33±on±WP±0392±00-2±in±TM±1-1680-377-13&P-4±
(Mar±12,±w/Ch±1,±May±13),±is±the±wrong±NSN.
Hooking Up ESSS Wings
To UH-60A
When± you± hook± up± the± extended± stores±
support± system± (ESSS)± wings± to± your± Black±
Hawk± A-model± and± find± you± don’t± have±
the± small± electrical± lead± that± attaches± to±
the± airframe,± order± NSN± 6150-00-811-4540.±
Use±NSN±6150-01-167-9104±as±an±alternative±
in±a±pinch.±
BHL Secondary Air Filter
Get a new secondary air filter for your
backhoe loader (BHL) with NSN 2940-01-566-
5009. It replaces NSN 2940-01-546-4655, which
is shown as Item 2 in Fig 5 of TM 5-2420-231-
24P (Jun 13). That NSN is a terminal item.
STE-M1/FVS Not Needed
With Some Bradleys
If your unit now has Bradley A3 or ODS-SA
variants, you’ll no longer need STE-M1/FVS
test equipment. These vehicles come equipped
with embedded diagnostics. Excess STE-M1/
FVS sets can to be turned in by contacting
TACOM LCMC’s Angela Zender at DSN 786-
7431, (586) 282-7431, or by e-mail at:
angela.m.zender.civ@mail.mil
The STE-M1/FVS should be complete and
include all critical test sets. Do not remove
any items prior to turn-in.
GCSS-Army Glossary
Wanna learn the new language or brush
up on the GCSS-Army lingo? Get ahead of
your peers and check out the terminology
changes in logistics business areas, finance,
maintenance, human resources, property
book, supply management and unit supply.
Visit:
HYEX Fuel Filter Interval
Item 9 in WP 0310-6 of TM 5-3805-294-23-2
(May 12) says the HYEX’s lubricity filter should
be replaced every 500 hours. That’s wrong.
Replace the filter every 250 hours like it says
on the side of the filter. Make a note until the
TM is updated.
6K Forklift Battery Strap
Get the rubber retaining strap for the battery
box on your 6K variable reach rough terrain
forklift with NSN 2540-01-152-7764. NSN
5340-01-156-6776, which is shown as Item 2 in
Fig 68 of TM 10-3930-660-24P (Aug 12), brings
the wrong strap.
Check Army Form or
Pub Availability
Need±to±know±if±specific±Army±publications±
or± forms± are± still± available± or± valid?± Then±
check±out±DA±Pam±25-30,±
Consolidated Index
of Army Publications and Blank Forms.
± The±
Army± Publishing± Directorate± (APD)± updates±
this±online±pub±daily.±Visit:±
You±can±also±download±a±desktop±application±
version±from±this±URL.
BHL Maintenance Video
A backhoe loader (BHL) maintenance video is
available through the Unit Training Assistance
Program (UTAP) at TACOM LCMC. The video
covers engine components, how to find top
dead center (timing chain and valve train
system) and timing of the injector pump.
Check it out before you replace or service BHL
components. To view or download the video,
go to:
Once you’ve logged in, click the button
on the Home Page titled BHL Finding Top
Dead Center & Injector Pump Timing. Then
download the .wmv file on that page.
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