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:UNCLAS
SUBJECT - AVIATION SAFETY ACTION MESSAGE, INFORMATIONAL, RCS
CSGLD-1860(R1), ALL US ARMY AIRCRAFT UTILIZING AN/AVS-7
SYSTEM, (GEN-97-ASAM-01).
NOTE - THIS IS AN AVIATION SAFETY ACTION MESSAGE ISSUED PER
AR 95-3, CHAPTER 5 REVISION VIA MESSAGE HQ AVSCOM, AMSAV-
XSOF, 181900Z SEP 90, SUBJECT:  CHANGE TO AR 95-3, CHAPTER
5, SAFETY OF FLIGHT MESSAGES.  THIS MESSAGE HAS NOT BEEN
TRANSMITTED TO UNITS SUBORDINATE TO ADDRESSEES.  ADDRESSEES
SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RETRANSMIT THIS MESSAGE TO ALL
SUBORDINATE UNITS, ACTIVITIES OR ELEMENTS AFFECTED OR
CONCERNED.  THE RETRANSMITTAL SHALL REFERENCE THE MESSAGE.
ACTION ADDRESSES WILL IMMEDIATELY VERIFY THIS RETRANSMISSION
TO COMMANDER, ATCOM, ATTN - AMSAT-R-X (SOF COMPLIANCE
OFFICER).
1.  PRIORITY CLASSIFICATION - N/A.
2.  TASK/INSPECTION SUSPENSE DATE - N/A.
3.  REPORTING COMPLIANCE SUSPENSE DATE - N/A.
4.  SUMMARY OF PROBLEM -
    A.  THE NAVIGATION SYMBOLOGY DISPLAYED IN THE AN/AVS-7
SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN CONNECTED TO THE ASN-
128B DOPPLER/GPS SYSTEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS
REPORTED WITH THE BASIC ASN-128 DOPPLER SYSTEM.  THE PROBLEM
IS DUE TO A SOFTWARE INTERFACE PROBLEM BETWEEN THE TWO
SYSTEMS.
     B.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM USERS OF
AN/AVS-7 SYSTEM TO DESELECT THE FUNCTIONS OUTLINED IN PARA
8.  THE CORRECTION PROCEDURES LISTED IN PARA 8 BELOW ARE NOT
REQUIRED IF THE ASN-128 HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED TO THE ASN-128B
(GPS) CONFIGURATION.
5.  END ITEMS - ALL AVIATION NIGHT VISION GOGGLES AN/AVS-7.
6.  ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS TO BE INSPECTED - N/A.
7.  PARTS TO BE INSPECTED - N/A.
8.  PROCEDURES - PILOTS SHOULD DESELECT THE FOLLOWING AN/AVS
- 7 SYMBOLOGY -
     A.  BEARING TO WAYPOINT (POINTER).
     B.  COMPASS REFERENCE SCALE.
     C.  VELOCITY VECTOR.
     D.  GROUND SPEED.
     E.  DISTANCE TO WAYPOINT.
     F.  BEARING TO WAYPOINT (NUMERIC).
9.  CORRECTION PROCEDURES - A SOFTWARE CORRECTION TO THE
AN/AVS -7 SYSTEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND WILL BE RELEASED IN
THE NEAR TERM.
10.  SUPPLY/PARTS AND DISPOSITION - N/A.
11.  SPECIAL TOOLS, JIGS AND FIXTURES REQUIRED - N/A.
12.  APPLICATION - N/A.
13.  REFERENCES - N/A.
14.  RECORDING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS - N/A.
15.  WEIGHT AND BALANCE - N/A.
16.  POINTS OF CONTACT -
     A.  TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS MESSAGE IS MR.
DAVID TROXEL DSN 654-3452 OR COMMERCIAL 703/704-3452 .
     B.  SAFETY POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JIM
WILKINS, AMSAT-R-X, DSN 693-2258 OR COMMERCIAL 314/263-2258.
     C.  FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) RECIPIENTS REQUIRING
CLARIFICATION OF ACTION ADVISED BY THIS MESSAGE SHOULD
CONTACT CW5 JAY NANCE OR MR. RON VAN REES, AMSAT-D-S, DSN
693-7844/3216 OR COMMERCIAL 314/263-7844/3216.
     C.  AFTER HOURS CONTACT ATCOM COMMAND OPERATIONS CENTER
(COC) DSN 693-2066/7 OR COMMERCIAL 314/263-2066/7.
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