SECTION Il. OPERATOR/CREW PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES

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SECTION Il. OPERATOR/CREW

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES

2.4 General

To be sure that your equipment is always ready for your mission, you must do scheduled

Preeventive

Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) as outlined in Table 2-1.

BEFORE OPERATION perform your

PMCS to be sure that your equipment is ready to go.

DURING OPERATION perform your

PMCS. This should help you spot small problems before they

become big problems.

AFTER OPERATION perform your

PMCS. This should help keep your equipment in top shape.

WEEKLY AND MONTHLY PMCS

are important checks you make to keep serious problems from

suddenly happening.

ROUTINE CHECKS AND SERVICES are not listed in your PMCS TABLE. These routine checks and

services should be done anytime you see that they are necessary. Examples of routine checks are:

Cleaning, dusting, washing and spot painting

Checking for loose or binding controls, covering unused receptacles, stowing items when not in use.

Checking for loose hardware, mountings and straps.

Inventorying equipment, periodic operational checks.

If you find what you considers routine check in the PMCS TABLE, it was listed because others have reported it

as a critical problem.

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