Section II. OPERATOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES

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Section II. OPERATOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND

SERVICES

2-5 GENERAL.

a. Introduction.

Your Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services table lists the inspection and care of your

equipment required to keep it in good operating condition. The interval column of your PMCS table tells

you when to do a certain check or service. The procedures column of the table tells you how to do the

required task. Carefully follow these instructions. If your equipment does not perform as required, refer

to Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Procedures.

(1) Before You Operate. Always keep in mind the CAUTIONS and WARNINGS. Perform your

BEFORE PMCS.

(2) While You Operate. Always keep in mind the CAUTIONS and WARNINGS. Perform your DURING

PMCS.

(3) After You Operate. Be sure to perform your AFTER PMCS.

(4) If Your Equipment Fails to Operate. If 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. Refer to DA PAM 738-750.

2-6 PMCS PROCEDURES.

(1) Purpose of PMCS. Your Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services list the inspections and

care of your equipment required to keep it in good operating condition.

(2) Item No. Column, Checks and services are numbered in chronological order regardless of interval.

This column is used as a source of item number for the "TM Number" column on DA Form 2404,

Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet in recording results of PMCS.

(3) Interval Column. This column tells you when to do a certain check or service: BEFORE, DURING,

or AFTER operation. When more than one check and/or service type is required, then you should

do the check or service at each of those intervals.

(4) Location. Item to Check/Service Column. This column lists the common name of the item to be

inspected such as "Drive Belts". When appropriate, the location of the item within the

equipment/end item shall be provided, underlined, and appear above the item name.

(5) Procedures Column. This column tells you how to do the required checks or services. Carefully

follow these instructions. If you do not have the tools, or if the procedures tell you to, have unit

maintenance do the work.

(6) Not Fully Mission Capable If: Column. This column tells you when and why your equipment cannot

be used.

NOTE

The term mission capable refers to equipment that is on hand and is able to

perform its combat mission. (See DA PAM 738-750).

Within designated interval, these checks are to be performed in the order

listed.

2-7 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.

a. Do not operate the M157 Smoke Generator Set if Class III Fog Oil leaks or Class II and III fuel leaks

are present.

Class I. Seepage of fluid (as indicated by wetness or discoloration) not great enough to form drops.

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