TM 55-4920-213-15
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS (SECOND ECHELON)
Section I. SPECIAL ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
87. General
No special tools or equipment are required
Parts required by second echelon mainte-
by second echelon maintenance personnel to
nance personnel for maintenance of the, shop
maintain the shop as a unit. Any special tools
are listed in chapters 8 and 9.
or equipment required for maintenance of in-
dividual items of equipment are listed in the
TM for the item (App. I).
Section Il. LUBRICATION
89. General
This section provides second echelon mainte-
Refer to paragraphs 6, 7, 2934, 7175 and
nance personnel with lubricating instructions
7986 for detailed lubrication procedures for
for the shop. Lubrication orders, listing lubri-
the shop.
cants by type required for each application, are
prepared for each item of equipment and are
illustrated in the TM for the item (app. I).
Section Ill. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICE
the service is to be performed, appears in the
91. General
fourth and fifth column. The first column
Preventive maintenance is performed by or-
headed "Item Inspected" is provided for the in-
ganizational maintenance personnel at weekly
formation of the personnel performing the in-
and monthly intervals. The weekly intervals
spection. A listing in this column indicates
will be equivalent to a maximum of 60 hours
that an inspection should be made of a list of
of use. The monthly intervals will be equiva-
items in accordance with the instructions given
lent to 4 weeks or a maximum of 240 hours
in the text opposite. The indicated items and
of use, whichever occurs first. The preventive
instructions constitute minimum inspection
maintenance services to be performed at these
requirements for the equipment.
regular intervals are listed and described in
this section. The maintenance function appear-
ing in the column opposite each service re-
Maintenance Service
ferred to in table II indicates that a report of
The services listed in table II are minimum
the service should be made at the interval
requirements and will be performed in accord-
shown. These maintenance functions appear
ance with the instructions therein.
in the second column and the interval at which