TM 9-4940-421-14
Section V. ORGANIZATIONAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES
d. If your equipment does not perform as required,
refer to Section VI, Troubleshooting, for possible prob-
for operation at all times, it must be inspected systemati-
lems. Report any malfunctions or failures on
cally so that defects may be discovered and corrected
DA Form 2404, or refer to DA Pam 738750.
before they result in serious damage or failure.
e. Notify direct support maintenance for any remov-
4-9. PMCS PROCEDURES.
al of assemblies or equipment required in order to per-
a. Your Organizational Preventive Maintenance
form PMCS.
Checks and Services Table (table 4-1) lists the inspec-
f. Not Fully Mission Capable If column tells you
tions and care of your equipment required to keep it in
when and why you or equipment cannot be used. The
good operating condition.
term mission capable means that equipment is on hand
b. The interval column of your PMCS table tells you
and is able to perform its combat missions (see
when to do a certain check or service.
AR 700-138).
c. The procedure column of your PMCS table tells
g. The item number column shall be used as a source
you how to do the required checks and services. Careful-
of item numbers for the TM Number column on DA
1 y follow these instructions. If you do not have the tools,
Form 2404, Equipment Inspection and Maintenance
or if the procedure tells you to, have direct support main-
Worksheet, in recording results of PMCS.
tenance do the work.
LOCATION
ITEM
ITEM TO
NOT FULLY MISSION
INTERVAL
PROCEDURE
CHECK/SERVICE
NO.
CAPABLE IF:
TRUCK-MOUNTED CONTACT
MAINTENANCE SHOP EQUIP-
MENT
1
Fire Extinguisher
Semiannual-
Recharge, reset, and reseal as re-
ly
quired.
2
Ml1 Decon Appa-
Semiannual-
See TM 3-4230-204-12&P for
ly
ratus
PMCS procedures
ARC WELDING MACHINE
ENGINE
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