TM 1-1730-227-13&P
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
Scope
This technical manual provides Operator usage and Field Maintenance information for the Standard Aircraft Mainte-
nance Trailer. The information includes component and assembly description, usage information, maintenance and
supporting data including a Repair Parts and Special Tools List (RPSTL) for identifying and ordering components, as-
semblies, and repair parts.
ARRANGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION, AND LOCATION OF FRONT MATTER, CHAPTERS, WORK PACKAGES,
AND REAR MATTER
Front Matter
The front matter includes such items as the Warning Summary, List of Effective Pages, Table of Contents and How To
Use.
Chapters and Work Packages
The WP’s contain information pertinent to the performance of specific tasks. Each WP is maintained as a separate en-
tity. The WP’s are grouped into Chapters based on overall content. WP’s are arranged in numerical sequence regard-
lessofchapterdivision. ThechapterdivisionsandtheWP’scontainedwithinthechaptersarelistedintheTableofCon-
tents.
Chapter 1 – General Information, Equipment Description, and Theory of Operation. Information required
providing the user with a physical and functionally explaining how the equipment operates.
Chapter 2 – Operator Instructions. This chapter provides a description of the operator controls and indicators,
and provides instructions for operating the equipment in detail.
Chapter3–Troubleshooting Procedures. The troubleshooting procedures are presented according to the fault
symptoms observed during the operational check procedures in Chapter 4.
Chapter 4 – Maintenance Instructions. This chapter provides information on performing preventive and cor-
rective maintenance actions. Included are instructions concerning inspection, preventive maintenance checks
and services, operational check and repair actions including subassembly/component removal installation
procedures.
Chapter 5 – Supporting Information. This chapter provides information to support the maintenance actions
in Chapter 4. Included are a list of reference material, Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC), which identifies
maintenance actions and their maintenance levels. It also provides information on Repair Parts and Special
Tools List (RPSTL) that are required to perform maintenance functions. It also contains Cross-Reference
Indexes that includes National Stock Numbers (NSN) and Part Numbers (P/N).
FINDING INSTRUCTIONS YOU NEED
Primary paragraph title heads in bolded upper case letters.
Secondary level paragraphs are denoted by bolded headings set in Upper and Lower Case Type. These paragraphs
always relate to and are subordinate to the most recent primary paragraph heading.
Tables are titled, numbered, and listed in the table of contents under the chapter and WP they appear and if you follow
the leader line the last digit is the page number of the WP where the table is shown.
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