CHAPTER 5 DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT

TM 10-5410-223-14/1

CHAPTER 5

DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT

MAINTENANCE

INSTRUCTIONS

Section I. REPAIR PARTS, SPECIAL TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT

5-1. Tools and Equipment

direct or general support maintenance personnel for

maintenance of the multipurpose shelter.

Tools or equipment used with the multipurpose

5-3. Maintenance Repair Parts

shelter are listed in Appendix B, Section III of this

manual.

Repair parts and equipment are listed and

illustrated in the repair parts and special tools list of

5-2. Special Tools and Equipment

TM 10-5410-223-24P/1.

No special tools or equipment are required by

Section II. TROUBLESHOOTING

5-4. General

tions that may occur or all tests or inspections and

corrective actions. If a malfunction is not listed

a. This section contains troubleshooting or

(except when malfunction and cause are obvious) or

malfunction information and tests for locating and

is not corrected by listed corrective actions, you

correcting most of the troubles which may develop in

should notify organizational maintenance.

the multipurpose shelter. Each malfunction or

trouble symptom for an individual component or

5-5. Direct and General Support Maintenance

unit is followed by a list of tests or inspections

Troubleshooting

necessary for you to determine probable causes and

There is no additional troubleshooting for direct

suggested corrective actions for you to remedy the

and general support. Refer to organizational

malfunction.

maintenance troubleshooting.

b. This manual cannot list all possible malfunc-

Section III. GENERAL MAINTENANCE

5-6. General

Adhesives and solvents are highly flam-

This section provides direct and general support

mable; perform work in well-ventilated area

maintenance personnel with general repair in-

and away from fire. Do not store adhesives

structions applicable to fabric parts and honeycomb

or solvents in or near shelter.

panels of the multipurpose shelter.

(1) Clean the area to be cemented with the clean

5-7. Fabric Repair Procedures Using Adhesive

cloth dampened (but not saturated) with a solvent to

NOTE

remove dust and foreign material. Do not allow

Two fabric repair kits are furnished with each combat

excess solvent to collect at edges of seams. If the

support hospital and evacuation hospital. The fabric

area is painted, remove all paint; adhesive will not

repair kit is to be used in making fabric repairs to

adhere to painted surfaces. Dampen a clean cloth

components of the shelter,

with solvent and rotate over the area until all paint is

a. Application of Adhesive. Apply adhesive for

removed.

installation of patches to cover holes or other

(2) Apply first coat of adhesive (from repair kit)

damage to fabric, to re-cement seams and to replace

to both surfaces to be cemented in medium to heavy

damaged cemented fabric as follows:

coats. Brush back and forth to work adhesive in.

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