LESSON 1
PRACTICE EXERCISE
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK
Item
Correct Answer and Feedback
1.
B. An explosive munition that fails to arm, or fails to explode after being armed.
A dud is an explosive munition that fails to arm as intended, or fails to explode after
being armed and fired (page 1-2).
2.
D. The Commander, US Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command.
The Commander, AMCCOM, will take the following actions: issue suspension or
restriction notices to all commanders of major Army commands (MACOMs) (page 1-4).
3.
C. A malfunction that resulted in damaged major equipment.
Class B malfunctions are those that result in damage to major equipment...(page 1-2).
4.
A. The local ammunition officer.
The local ammunition officer will take the following actions: Gather the data required
for the preliminary report. Submit the preliminary report immediately by telephone,
teletype...(page 1-3).
5.
C. The DA investigation team for malfunctions (DAITM).
The DAITM is authorized to conduct an in-depth, on-site inquiry to determine the
conditions, the chain of events, and the probable cause of the malfunction in order to
initiate corrective action Army-wide (page 1-5).
6.
B. For 90 days.
All fragments and residue will be kept for 90 days after the malfunction (page 1-6).
7.
C. Within 10 days of the reported malfunction.
A detailed report bearing the same report number as the preliminary report, along
with any available pictorial evidence, will be submitted within 10 days of the reported
malfunction (page 1-7).
8.
D. Until disposition instructions are received from AMCCOM or MICOM.
The local ammunition officer...will take the following actions: Locally suspend the
affected lot of ammunition until disposition instructions are received from the US
Army Armament, Munitions, and Chemical Command (AMCCOM) or the US Army
Missile Command (MICOM) (page 1-3).
9.
Check the form you completed against the completed DA Form 4379-R shown on
pages 1-26 and 1-27.
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