PURGING M8A1 CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM

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Subject: PURGING M8A1 CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM                               

Box ID: BX000052

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent  Organization: ARCENT      

Folder Title: DUTY LOG G3  1-15 SEP 90                                                                        

Folder Seq #:         56

Document Number:         57

Document Date: 

Scan Date: 16-MAY-1996



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   SUBJECT: PURGING MeAl CHEMICAL  AGENT ALARM

   A. MSG, CINCFOR, FCJ3-CAT, 071123Z SEP 90,  SAB TNOTAL).

   1. MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS ARE BEING  ENCOUNTERED DURING OPERATION

   DESERT SHIELD THAT INDICATE M43AI'DETECTORS (A COMPONENT OF THE

   @IBAI) ARE SOUNDING AN ALARM DUE TO HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF SAND,

   ENGINE EXHAUST, ETC. THESE ALARMS CANNOT BE RESET WHICH RESULTS IN
   THEM BEING TURNED IN FOR HIGHER LEVKL MAINTENANCE.
   2. CHANGE 2 TO TM 3-6665-329-12& !PTDUE OUT IQ FY91) WILL PROVIDE
   DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO @URGE THE M43AL. INTERIM PROCEDURES

   FOLLOW:


       A. AFTER OPERATIONAL CHECKS  HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AND THE ALARM

   WILL NOT REACH THE GREEN AREA AND RESET TURN THE DETECTOR OFF.
       B. OPEN CASE. FLIP PUMP SWITC@ TO THE ON POSITION AND CLOSE

   CASE.

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Control Fields 17
File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-15
Box ID = BX000052
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 1-15 SEP 90
Folder Seq # = 56
Subject = PURGING M8A1 CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM
Document Seq # = 57
Document Date = 01-JAN-1980
Scan Date = 16-MAY-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 07-JUN-1996