TM 9-2350-277-20-1
GENERAL INFORMATION — Continued
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MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS
Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM 750-8,
Functional User’s Manual for the Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR)
If your carrier needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don’t
like about your equipment. Let us know why you don’t like the design or performance. Tell us why a procedure is hard to
perform. Put your ideas on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at: Commander, US Army Tank-automotive
Armaments Command, ATTN: AMSTA-TR-QCL, Warren, MI 48397-5000. We will send you a reply.
CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (CPC)
Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) of Army materiel is a continuing concern. It is important that any corrosion
problems with this item be reported so that the problem can be corrected and improvements can be made to prevent the
problem in future items.
Corrosion specifically occurs with metals. It is an electrochemical process that causes the degradation of metals. It is
commonly caused by exposure to moisture, acids, bases, or salts. An example is the rusting of iron. Corrosion damage in
metals can be seen, depending on the metal, as tarnishing, pitting, fogging, surface residue, and/or cracking.
Plastics, composites, and rubbers can also degrade. Degradation is caused by thermal (heat), oxidation (oxygen), solvation
(solvents), or photolytic (light, typically UV) processes. The most common exposures are excessive heat or light. Damage
from these processes will appear as cracking, softening, swelling, and/or breaking.
SF Form 368, Product Quality Deficiency Report should be submitted to the address specified in DA PAM 750-8, Functional
User’s Manual for the Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE
See the following technical manuals for informationondestructionofArmymateriel:
TM 750-244-2
TM 43-0002-33
TM 750-244-6
TM 750-244-7
PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT
For information about administrative storage or shipment of the carriers, see the following documents:
Specification
Applicable Carriers
MIL-DTL-45360
M113A3, M1064A3, M1059A3, M58
ATPD 2227
M577A3 & M1068A3
CAUTION
To avoid damage to commander’s interface (CI) keyboard cable
connector, disconnect cable and install dust protective cap prior
to placement of CI into carrying case.
For information about storage or shipment for the Mortar Fire Control System (MFCS), follow unit standard operating
procedures (SOP).
NOMENCLATURE CROSS-REFERENCE
This listing includes nomenclature cross references used in this manual.
Adapter
Nipple, pipe, union
Battery clamp
Battery terminal adapter
Battery clamp
Terminal lug
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