TM 55-4920-212-15
CHAPTER 6
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS (SECOND ECHELON)
Section I. SPECIAL ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
96. Repair Parts
95. Tools and Equipment
Parts required by second echelon maintenance personnel
No special tools or equipment are required by second
for maintenance of the shop are listed in chapters 8 and
echelon maintenance personnel to maintain the shop as a
9.
unit.
Any special tools or equipment required for
maintenance of individual items of equipment are listed in
the technical manual for the item.
Section II. LUBRICATION
98. Special Lubrication Instructions
97. General
This section provides second echelon maintenance
and 87 through 94 for detailed lubrication procedures for
personnel with lubricating instructions for the shop.
the shop.
Lubrication orders, listing lubricants by type required for
each application, are prepared for each item of equipment
and are contained in the technical manual for the item.
Section III. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICE
appears in the fourth and fifth columns. The first column
99. General
headed "Item inspected"is provided for the information of
the personnel performing the inspection. A listing in this
Preventive maintenance is performed by
column indicates that an inspection should be made of a
organizational maintenance personnel at weekly and
list of items in accordance with the instructions given in
monthly intervals. The weekly intervals will be equivalent
the text opposite. The indicated items and instructions
to a maximum of 60 hours of use. The monthly intervals
constitute minimum inspection requirements for the
will be equivalent to 4 weeks or a maximum of 240 hours
equipment.
of use, whichever occurs first.
The preventive
maintenance services to be performed at these regular
100. Weekly and Monthly Preventive Maintenance
intervals are listed and described in this section. The
maintenance function appearing in the column opposite
The services listed in table II, are minimum requirements
each service referred in table II indicates that a report of
and will be performed in accordance with the instructions
the service should be made at the interval shown. These
therein.
maintenance functions appear in the second column and
the interval at which the service is to be performed
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