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Show 1 NEWS Aug. 23, 1991 H.lltop T.mes Continued from Pogt According to the Air Force report, the tachometer did not work properly. At 600 revolutions per minute the gauge showed 1,100 RPM and at 2,200 RPM it was off the scale. The speedometer showed up to 12mph above the actual speed at speeds faster than 30 mph. Below 30 mph the speedometer was within a variance of 1 mph, the report said. Transport speedometer and tachometer accuracy, not previously checked during routine equipment inspections, will now be tested regularly as an added safety precaution according to officials in the ICBM Directorate. Follow-uchecks of a second transport truck found similar problems with the speedometer and tachometer. The missile motor activity was a 3s J wy ... A - r .. p - ' routine programmed depot motor exchange conducted under standard procedure delivering a motor set to Malmstrom and returning a second set to Hill. The damaged missile parts were brought to Hill for inspection where stages I and III were condemned. The second stages of the motors are returned to the manufacturer for anal- " .' .'"... " r" , '. . , ' 4 v. , . . : ysis, Hill officials said. Hatch has had no previous -- ! Bottoms up! A porting a Minuteman III three-stagmissile motor set from Malm-stroAFB, Mont., to Hill AFB overturned on a freeway April 18. Excessive speed contributed to the accident, says an Air Force investigation board. f. e m off-ram- p - - - - ' - " S. f i....- .Jo.'.. - - U.S. Air Force Photo Continued from Page 1 and who know the mission of the specific organization," Davenport said. Affected Hill workers raised concerns about the difference between the Air Force and the DDOU personnel systems during briefings held on base Aug. acci- dents. During the past three years he had driven 168 missile moves, 37 of which were between Hill and Malmstrom. Hatch, who suffered a broken elbow in the accident, was in good physical trans- tractor-traile- r 1 office of civilian personnel, "but Hill employees will maintain their present pay levels during the tran- sition." Other concerns are that DDOU may close because of ongoing Defense Department downsizing or that DDOU may run a RIF, either of which would put 6 and 7. employees out of a job. Hill AFB and DDOU each organize work in the Case says, in recent years, DLA has actually wage grade occupations differently. At DDOU, in strength through consolidation rather separate quality control and inspection stations gained have been established to perform these functions. than decreasing its manpower and has a policy of At Hill, these functions are combined in the work retaining its employees and meeting any downsizarea under a "generalist concept." As a result, the ing through attrition. He also emphasized that DDOU is not on the jobs are graded differently based on the relative lev"base closure list" nor are there any plans or actions els of responsibility, Davenport said. will two these under provide systems way at DDOU to reduce its manpower "Blending challenges," said Fred Case, director of DDOU's through RIF procedures. condition and tests showed he was drug free at the time of the accident. He continues to work for Uintah Freightways Co. of Salt Lake City, which has a contract to provide misdrivers for the government-owne- d sile transporters. However, he no longer drives missile transporters, a company spokesman said. "While the Defense Department is downsizing overall, DDOU expects to meet any future reductions through attrition," Case said. "Additionally, employees who transfer to DDOU will not be impacted if Hill has further reductions since they will be a part of the DDOU competitive area." What the Hill employees can expect, come Oct. 13, says Case, is that their grade and pay will be the same, the employee benefit packages will remain the work week will be maintained. same, and the "The difference is that the people will now be DDOU employees," Case said. In early September, DDOU and Hill officials plan to meet with affected employees to outline DLA policies and procedures and to answer any further questions about the reassignment. The date, time and location of the meeting will be announced later. 5-4- -9 NEWS BRIEFS Five-yccr-c- ld injured in shooting was accidently shot in the neck by a playmate Sunday evening. of SSgt. John R. Fountain, son Zachery Fountain, assigned to the 533rd Field Training Detachment, is in critical, but stable condition at McKay-DeHospital in Ogden, Utah, after undergoing two surgeries. friend were playing at Zachery and his A Hill AFB e JZTlmC the friend's home in the base housing area. They were putting the gun back into a drawer in the master bedroom when it went off. II Street closure H Street, south of Second Street to Fourth Street, will be closed Monday through Sept. 3 to install rail- road crossings. For further information, call Wayne Sugimoto, Ext. 75448. Hoy Gate hours change The Roy Gate is no longer open until 5:30 p.m. As a test, security police were keeping the gate open a half hour later; however, since an average of only nine vehicles used the gate between 5 and 5:30 p.m., there was not enough traffic to warrant using the manpower to keep the gate open the extra half hour, a spokesman said. The gate is now open 5:30-- a.m. and 2:30-- p.m. 5 8 H Combat Strength Through Logistics Hilltop Times Published by MorMedia. Inc.. a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with Hill AFB. This commercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. military services. 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