Section III. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES

TM 55-4920-431-13

PREVENTIVE

MAINTENANCE

CHECKS

AND SERVICES

Section III.

2-3. Introduction. Refer to table 2-2 for Operator Preventive Maintenance Checks

and Services (PMCS).

a. Before You Operate. Always keep in mind the CAUTIONS and WARNINGS.

Perform your before (B) PMCS.

b. While You Operate. Always keep in mind the CAUTIONS and WARNINGS.

Perform your during (D) PMCS.

Be sure to perform your after (A) PMCS.

After You Operate.

d. If Your Equipment Fails to Operate. Troubleshoot with proper equipment.

Report any deficiencies using the proper forms. See TM 38-750.

e. Item Number Column. Checks and services are numbered in order regard-

less of interval. This column shall be used as a source of the item numbers for

the "TM Number" Column on DA Form 2404, Equipment Inspection and Maintenance

Worksheet, in recording results of PMCS.

f. Interval Column. A dot in this column indicates the interval at which a

check or service is to be performed.

The items to be inspected are listed in this

g. Item to Be Inspected Column.

column.

h. Procedures Column. This column contains a description of the procedure

to be used to accomplish the checks and services.

i. Equipment is Not Ready/Available IF Column. This column contains the

criteria that will cause the equipment to be classified as not ready/available because

of inability to perform its primary mission.

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