Countermeasure set too hot to cover.However, be careful how you do it. The set gets really hot and even more so in the desert. After a mission, it's a good idea to allow it to cool down before putting on the cover, NSN NSN National Stock Number NSN Nokia Siemens Networks NSN National Storytelling Network NSN NATO Stock Number NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA) NSN National Student Number (NZ) NSN Never Say Never 5865-01-109-1800. That's because covering the countermeasure coun·ter·meas·ure n. A measure or action taken to counter or offset another one. countermeasure Noun action taken to counteract some other action Noun 1. set immediately after you shut down your bird can burn a hole through the cover. Then the ALQ-144A/C is left without protection. In the desert, clean the mirrors regularly. Desert heat and the extreme heat generated by the countermeasure set itself will bake on grit, sand and dirt that's hard to remove. If you break a mirror pane A rectangular area within an on-screen window that contains information for the user. A window may have many panes. See menu pane. trying to clean baked-on crud (Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete) The basic processes that are applied to data. , remember it's $36 to replace each one. Also, when you're working topside on your bird, be careful not to kick the countermeasure set or drop tools on it. That spells curtains for the set and it has to go to AVIM or depot for repair. If you have a cracked mirror pane or a broken countermeasure set, make sure you fill out DA Form 2308-33-1 completely and turn it in with the set. An incomplete form or no form turned in at all means that AVIM cannot track the set's repairs. So they'll end up repairing everything on the unit's dime. Bottom line: Be careful when working around the set. Before each takeoff and after each landing, clean the mirrors like it says in Chap 4 of TM 11-5865-200-12. And keep it covered when the bird is parked. SSHEESH!? IT'S BEEN AWHILE a·while adv. For a short time. Usage Note: Awhile, an adverb, is never preceded by a preposition such as for, but the two-word form a while may be preceded by a preposition. SINCE I CLEANED THE COUNTERMEASURE SET! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LOOKS LIKE THIS SAND HAS BAKED ON! I'M GONNA NEED A LOTTA ELBOW GREASE. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] YOU CAN NEVER DO ENOUGH PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE The routine checking of hardware that is performed by a field engineer on a regularly scheduled basis. See remedial maintenance. preventive maintenance - (PM) To bring down a machine for inspection or test purposes. See provocative maintenance, scratch monkey. ON THE ALQ-144A/C COUNTERMEASURE SET, ESPECIALLY IN THE HOT DESERT. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] UH-OH! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OH, MAN! ELBOW GREASE IS BAD FOR MY COUNTERMEASURE SET! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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