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5-5. OPERATOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES.
a. Before You Operate.
Always keep in mind the WARNINGS and CAUTIONS. Perform
Y Our before (B) PMCS.
b .
While You Operate.
Always keep in mind the WARNINGS and CAUTIONS. Perform
your during (D) PMCS.
c .
After You Operate.
Be sure to perform your after (A) PMCS.
d.
If Your Equipment
Report any deficiencies
Fails to Operate. Troubleshoot
using the proper forms.
5-5.1 PMCS Procedures.
w i t h p r o p e r e q u i p m e n t .
See DA Pam 738-750.
a.
PMCS are designed
to keep the equipment in
p e r f o r m i n g p e r i o d i c s e r v i c e t a s k s .
good working condition by
b .
Service intervals provide you, the operator, with time schedules that
determine when to perform specified service tasks .
c .
The “Equipment is Not Ready/Available If” column is used for identification of
conditions that make the equipment not ready/available for readiness reporting
purposes or denies use of the equipment until corrective maintenance is performed .
d.
If your equipment fails to operate after PMCS is
t h i s c o n d i t i o n t o y o u r s u p e r v i s o r .
e .
Perform weekly as well as before operation if you
and have not operated the item since the last weekly or
i t e m f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e.
f .
Item number column.
Item numbers are assigned in
performed, immediately report
are the assigned operator
if you are operating the
chronological ascending
sequence regardless of interval designation .
These numbers are used for your “TM
Number” Column on DA Form 2404, Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet in
recording results of PMCS.
g . I n t e r v a l c o l u m n s .
This column determines the time period designated to
perform your PMCS.
h.
Item to be inspected and procedures column. This column lists functional
groups and their respective assemblies and subassemblies as shown in the
Maintenance Allocation Chart (Appendix B).
The appropriate check or service
procedure follows the specific item to be inspected.
i .
Equipment is not ready/available if: column .
This column indicates the reason
or cause why your equipment is not ready/available to perform its primary mission.
j .
List of tools and materials required for PMCS is as follows:
I t e m
Q u a n t i t y
Cheesecloth (Item 5, Appendix E)
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