TM 11-6130-243-14-2
OPERATOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE
b. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services.
izational Maintenance
The preventive maintenance checks and services charts
The maintenance duties assigned to the operator and
ed at specific intervals. These checks and services are to
organizational repairman are listed below, together with
maintain Army electronics equipment in a combat-
references to the paragraphs covering the specific
serviceable condition; that is, in good general (physical)
maintenance functions. The tools and test equipment re-
condition and in good operating condition. To assist
quired are listed in appendix B.
operators in maintaining combat serviceability, the
a. Operator's daily preventive maintenance checks
chart indicates what to check, how to check, and what
and services (para 3-4).
the normal conditions are. The references column lists
b. O p e r a t o r ' s weekly preventive maintenance
the paragraphs, that contain detailed repair or replace-
checks and services (para 3-5).
ment procedures. If the defect cannot be remedied by
c. Organizational monthly preventive maintenance
the corrective actions listed, higher category of
checks and services (para 3-6).
maintenance or repair is required. Records and reports
d. Organizational quarterly preventive maintenance
of these checks and services must be made in accordance
checks and services (para 3-7).
with the requirements set forth in TM 38-750.
and Services Periods.
Preventive maintenance checks and services of the
equipment are required daily, weekly, monthly, and
quarterly.
Preventive maintenance is the systematic care, servicing,
and inspection of equipment to prevent the occurrence
that must be accomplished daily (or at least once each
of trouble, to reduce downtime, and to assure that the
week if the equipment is maintained in standby
equipment is serviceable.
condition).
a. Systematic Care. The procedures given in
checks and services that must be performed on a weekly,
care and cleaning essential to proper upkeep and opera-
monthly, and quarterly basis respectively.
tion of the equipment.
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