TM 9-2330-386-14&P
Section II. OPERATOR/CREW PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS)
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General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
PMCS Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Special Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2-13 GENERAL.
a. B e f o r e
you
operate. Always
keep
in
mind
the
CAUTIONS
and
WARNINGS.
perform
your
before
(B)
PMCS
prior
to
the
equipment
leaving
its
containment
area
or
performing its intended mission.
b. W h i l e y o u o p e r a t e . A l w a y s k e e p
in
mind
the
CAUTIONS
and
WARNING.
perform
your during (D) PMCS when the equipment is being used in its intended mission.
c. A f t e r y o u o p e r a t e . B e s u r e t o p e r f o r m y o u r a f t e r ( A ) P M C S a f t e r t h e e q u i p m e n t
has been taken out of his mission mode or returned to its containment area.
d. If your equiment fails to operate. Report any deficiencies using the proper
forms. See DA Pam 738-750.
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PMCS
procedures.
Your Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services table lists the
a .Purpose.
inspections and care of your equipment required to keep it in good operating
condition.
b. S e r v i c e I n t e r v a l s .
T h e interval column of your PMCS table tells you when to
d o a certain check or service. A dot in one or more of the interval columns
indicates the check or service that you should do at a particular time.
T h e procedure column of your PMCS table tells you how to do the
C. P r o c e d u r e .
required checks and services. C a r e f u l l y f o l l o w t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s . I f y o u d o n o t
have the tools, or if the procedure tells you to, have organizational maintenance do
the work.
d. R e p o r t i n g
and
Correcting
D e f i c e n c i e s . I f your equipment does not perform as
required, refer to Chapter 3 under Troubleshooting for possible problems. Report any
malfunctions or failures on DA Form 2404, or refer to DA Pam 738-750.
NOTE
U s e your PMCS table Item no. c o l u m n to get the number for
the TM ITEM NO. column of DA Form 2404 (Equipment
I n s p e c t i o n and Maintenance Worksheet) when recording
r e s u l t s of PMCS.
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