TM 5-3800-205-10-2
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS) INTRODUCTION
GENERAL
To ensure that the water distributor is ready for operation at all times, it must be inspected on a regular basis so that
defects may be found and corrected before they result in serious damage, equipment failure, or injury to personnel. Table 1 in
WP 0013 00 contains systematic instructions on inspections, lubrications, adjustments, and corrections to be performed by the
operator to keep your equipment in good operating condition and ready for its primary mission.
EXPLANATION OF TABLE ENTRIES
1.
Item Number (Item No.) Column. Numbers in this column are for reference. When completing DA Form 5988-E
(Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet), include the item number for the check/service indicating a fault.
Item numbers also appear in the order that you must perform checks and services for the interval listed.
2.
Interval Column. This column tells you when you must perform the procedure in the procedure column.
a.
Before procedures must be done immediately before you operate the water distributor.
b.
During procedures must be done while you are operating the water distributor.
c.
After procedures must be done immediately after you have operated the water distributor.
d.
Weekly procedures must be done once each week.
e.
Monthly procedures must be done once each month.
3.
Man-Hours Column. This column indicates man-hours required to complete prescribed lubrication service.
4.
Location, Item to Check/Service Column. This column provides the location and item to be checked or serviced.
NOTE
The WARNINGs and CAUTIONs appearing in your PMCS table should always be observed. WARNINGs
and CAUTIONs appear before applicable procedures. You must observe these WARNINGs to prevent seri-
ous injury to yourself and others, and CAUTIONs to prevent your equipment from being damaged.
Procedure Column. This column gives the procedure you must perform to check or service the item listed in the Item
5.
to Check/Service column, to know if the equipment is ready or available for its intended mission or for operation. You
must perform the procedure at the time stated in the interval column.
6.
Not Fully Mission Capable If: Column. Information in this column tells you what faults will keep your equipment
from being capable of performing its primary mission. If you perform check/service procedures that show faults listed in
this column, the equipment is not mission-capable. Follow standard operating procedures for maintaining the equipment
or reporting equipment failure.
GENERAL PMCS PROCEDURES
1.
Always perform PMCS in the same order so it gets to be a habit. Once you've had some practice, you'll spot anything
wrong in a hurry. If the machine does not perform as required, refer to the appropriate troubleshooting procedure in
2.
If anything looks wrong and you can't fix it, write it on your DA Form 2404 or DA Form 5988-E. If you find something
seriously wrong, IMMEDIATELY report it to your supervisor.
3.
Before performing preventive maintenance, read all the checks required for the applicable interval and prepare all the
tools you need to make all the checks. You'll always need a rag (Item 17, WP 0025 00) or two.
