TM 3-1040-276-10
Section Il. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS)
Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet,
2-2. GENERAL.
in recording results of PMCS.
a. Before You Operate. Always keep in mind the
c. Interval Column. This column tells you when
CAUTIONS and WARNINGS. Perform your BEFORE
you must do the procedure in the procedure
PMCS.
column. BEFORE procedures must be done before
b. While You Operate. Always keep in mind the
you operate or use the equipment for its intended
mission. DURING procedures must be done during
CAUTIONS and WARNINGS. Perform your DURING
the time you are operating or using the equipment
PMCS.
for its intended mission. AFTER procedures must be
done immediately after you have operated or used
c. After You Operate. Be sure to perform your
the equipment.
AFTER PMCS.
d. Item Check/Service and Procedure Column.
d. If Your Equipment Fails to Operate. Trouble-
This column identifies the item to be inspected
shoot with proper equipment. Report any deficien-
and tells you how to do the required checks and
cies using the proper forms. See DA PAM 738-750,
services. Carefully follow these instructions. If you
as contained in Maintenance Management Update.
do not have the tools or if the procedure tells you
to, have organizational maintenance do the work.
2-3. PMCS PROCEDURES.
e. Not Fully Mission Capable If Column.
a. Purpose. Your Preventive Maintenance
Information in this column tells you what faults
Checks and Services table lists the inspections and
will keep the equipment from being capable of
care of your equipment required to keep it in good
performing its primary mission. If you make
operating condition. If your equipment does not per-
check and service procedures that show faults
form as required, refer to chapter 3 under Trouble-
listed in this column, do not operate the equipment.
shooting for possible problems. Report any mal-
Follow standard operating procedures for
functions or failures on the proper DA Form 2404, or
maintaining the equipment or reporting equipment
refer to DA PAM 738-750.
failure.
b. Item Number Co/umn. Items to be inspected
2-4. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. Report fuel and
are listed in numerical order regardless of interval.
fog oil leaks to your supervisor or organizational
Use this column as a source of item numbers for
maintenance.
the `TM ITEM NO' column on DA Form 2404,
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