Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:59 AM



Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:59 AM

Subject: FW: CECOM GROUND PRECAUTIONARY MESSAGE (GPM) (CECOM GPM

2003-007) ; 15KW AND 30KW DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN, GENERATOR SETS: SEE

PARAGRAPH

The following Safety Message was issued today, Friday 17 January 2003. Can

you forward it to all CECOM LARs world-wide.

Subject: CECOM GROUND PRECAUTIONARY MESSAGE (GPM) (CECOM GPM 2003-007);

15KW AND 30KW DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN, GENERATOR SETS: SEE PARAGRAPH

Importance: Low

UNCLAS

SUBJECT: CECOM GROUND PRECAUTIONARY MESSAGE (GPM)

(CECOM GPM 2003-007); 15KW AND 30KW DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN, GENERATOR

SETS: SEE PARAGRAPH 2C FOR COMPLETED LISTING.

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* WARNING: *

* IF ACTIONS SPECIFIED IN THIS MESSAGE ARE NOT IMPLEMENTED *

* SERIOUS PERSONNEL INJURY COULD OCCUR! *

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DISTRIBUTION: NOTE THIS IS A GPM AND HAS NOT BEEN TRANSMITTED

TO YOUR SUBORDINATE UNITS. MACOM COMMANDERS WILL

IMMEDIATELY RETRANSMIT THIS MESSAGE TO ALL SUBORDINATE

UNITS, ACTIVITIES, OR ELEMENTS AFFECTED OR CONCERNED.

RETRANSMITTAL SHALL REFERENCE THIS MESSAGE. MACOM

COMMANDERS WILL IMMEDIATELY VERIFY AND RETRANSMIT THIS

MESSAGE VIA DMS TO:

C:US,O:U.ernment,OU:DoD,OU:Army,OU:Organizations,

L:CONUS,L:FORT MONMOUTH NJ,OU:CECOM STAFF,OU:SAFETY, OU:DIR

SAFETY MONMOUTH(n).

1. REFERENCES.

A. OPERATOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE MANUALS FOR:

15KW, DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN, GENERATOR SET, MEP-004A, MEP-103A

AND MEP-113A: ARMY TM5 6115-464-2, AIR FORCE TO-35C2-3-445-1,

MARINE CORPS TM 07523A-12; 30KW.

DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN, GENERATOR SET: MEP-005A, MEP-104A AND

MEP-114A: ARMY TM5 6115-464-12, AIR FORCE TO-35C2-3-446-1, MARINE

CORPS TM -06858B/06859D-12

60KW, DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN, GENERATOR SET: MEP-006A, MEP-105A

AND MEP-115A: ARMY TM5 6115-545-12, AIR FORCE TO-35C2-3-444-1,

MARINE CORPS TM 00386-12.

2. PROBLEM DISCUSSION.

A. SUMMARY: THERE IS A POTENTIAL TO COME IN CONTACT WITH

ROTATING FAN BLADES WHILE TIGHTENING OR LOOSENING THE FUEL

LINE AT THE INJECTOR, DURING INJECTOR TESTING.

B. FINDINGS: THE INJECTOR TEST MUST BE PERFORMED WHILE THE

ENGINE IS RUNNING SO THAT THE TESTER CAN HEAR CHANGES IN THE

ENGINE AS THE FUEL LINE IS LOOSENED. A WARNING NEEDS TO BE

ADDED TO THE PROCEDURE IN THE TECHNICAL MANUALS ABOUT THE

HAZARD OF THE ROTATING FAN BLADES.

C. ITEMS AFFECTED: 15KW, DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN, GENERATOR SET:

MEP-004A, NSN 6115-00-18-1241, MEP-103A, NSN 6115-00-118-1425, MEP-

113A, NSN 6115-00-118-1244; 30KW, DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN, GENERATOR

SET: MEP-005A, NSN 6115-00-118-1240, MEP-104A, NSN 6615-00-118-1247,

MEP-114A, NSN 6615-00-118-1248; 60KW, DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN,

GENERATOR SET: MEP-006A, NSN 6115-00-118-1243, MEP-105A, NSN

6615-00-118-1252, MEP-115A, NSN 6615-00-118-1253.

3. USER ACTIONS: STRICTLY OBSERVE TO THE FOLLOWING WARNING:

WHEN PERFORMING THE INJECTOR TEST, USE CARE TO PREVENT

HANDS FROM COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROTATING FAN

BLADES. FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING MAY CAUSE PERSONAL

INJURY.

4. PM/CECOM ACTIONS: THE WARNING WILL BE ADDED TO THE

APPLICABLE MANUALS AT THE NEXT REVISION.

5. POCS: FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE:

A. TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT: MR. RICHARD G. RUSSELL, CECOM,

POWER AND ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION, DSN 654-3367, CML(703)704-

3367, MILNET ADDRESS:

RICHARD.G.RUSSELL@BELVOIR.ARMY.MIL

B. LOGISTICS POINT OF CONTACT: MR. GREG YOULL, CECOM LRC,

DSN 992-4748, CML (732)532-4748; MILNET ADDRESS:

DONDALD.YOULL@MAIL1.MONMOUTH.ARMY.MIL

MS. KIM M. GORE, PM-MEP, DSN 654-3469, CML (703) 704-3469; MILNET

ADDRESS: KIM.GORE@PM-MEP.ARMY.MIL

C. SAFETY POINT OF CONTACT: GAINES C. HO, CECOM

DIRECTORATE FOR SAFETY, DSN 654-2093, OR CML (703)704-2093;

MILNET ADDRESS: GAINES.HO@NVL.ARMY.MIL

6. THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH PM-MEP, CECOM

POWER AND ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION, AND THE CECOM LRC.

UNCLAS

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