PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-617
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 617
APRIL 2004
“Okay,” you grumble. You’ve just been appointed the vehicle operator for your sec-
tion’s HMMWV. You’ve never been a mechanic and now you’re supposed to pull
PMCS, whatever that is. Where do you start?
What makes PMCS
more than just a walk-
around-the-vehicle-
and-kick-the-tires
chore?
You, your PMCS
worksheet, and your
vehicle’s
technical
manual guidelines for
doing PMCS.
No one is more
important to your vehi-
cle working properly
than you. Doing regu-
lar PMCS will prevent
major breakdowns and
possibly save lives,
even your own.
PS 617
APR 04
53
Maintenance…
in the june issue,
we’ll talk about
using the DA Form
5988-E to track
your maintenance
efforts.
Depending on your unit, you’ll use
either the DA Form 5988-E,
Equipment
Maintenance and Inspection Worksheet,
or DA Form 2404,
Equipment Inspection
and Maintenance Worksheet
why
are
you kicking
that tire?
I dunno…
I was told
to come
do some
pmcs…
The -10 Technical Manuals PMCS Charts
Operator
By following the
TM’s PMCS guidelines,
you can find minor
maintenance items you
can fix, like filling the
radiator. These minor
fixes don’t need to be
entered on the 5988-
E/2404 if you
correct them on the
spot. If you defer
minor fixes, they
must be entered on
the 5988-E/2404.
Unit Maintenance
Your inspection can
also find items that need
service you aren’t author-
ized to do. These items
are entered on the 5988-
E/2404.
Conditions that make
the equipment NOT
FULLY MISSION CAPABLE
should be immediately
reported to your mainte-
nance supervisor. These
items also are entered on
the 5988-E/2404.
617. 52-53 (C)
2/28/04
1:03 PM
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