TM-9-2350-256-10
RECOVERY VEHICLE, FULL TRACKED: MEDIUM, M88A1
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
OCTOBER 2014
TM-9-2350-256-10 - Page 29 of 796
GENERAL INFORMATION
SCOPE
This technical manual contains instructions for the safe operation, service, and corrective maintenance of the
Recovery Vehicle, Full-Tracked: Medium M88A1.
Type of manual: Operator
Model number and equipment name: Recovery Vehicle, Full-Tracked: Medium M88A1
Purpose of equipment: To provide for battlefield recovery (hoist/winch/tow) of vehicles up to and including the
M1 series tank.
MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS
Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by
(as applicable) DA PAM 750-8, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) Users Manual
(WP 0131); DA PAM 738-751, Functional Users Manual for the Army Maintenance Management Systems -
Aviation (TAMMS-A) (WP 0131); or AR 700-138, Army Logistics Readiness and Sustainability (WP 0131).
Accidents involving injury to personnel or damage to material will be reported on DA Form 285, U.S. Army
Accident Report (WP 0131) in accordance with AR 385-10. Explosives and ammunition malfunctions will be
reported in accordance with AR 75-1 (WP 0131).
REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR)
If your M88A1 needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us
what you do not like about your equipment. Let us know why you do not like the design or performance.
All non-Aviation/Missile EIRs and PQDRs must be submitted through the Product Data Reporting and Evaluation
Program (PDREP) Web site. The PDREP site is https://www.pdrep.csd.disa.mil/.
If you do not have internet access, you may submit your information using an SF 368 (Product Quality Deficiency
Report (WP 0131)). You can send your SF 368 using email, regular mail, or fax using the addresses/fax numbers
specified in DA PAM 750-8, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) Users Manual (WP 0131).
We will send you a reply.
HAND RECEIPT (HR) MANUALS
This manual has a companion document with a TM number followed by "-HR" (which stands for Hand Receipt).
TM 9-2350-256-10-HR (WP 0131) consists of preprinted hand receipts that list the end item related equipment
(e.g., Components of End Item (COEI), Basic Issue Items (BII), and Additional Authorization List (AAL)) that must
be accounted for. As an aid to property accountability, additional HR manuals may be requisitioned through
normal publication channels.
CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (CPC)
Corrosion prevention and control of Army materiel is a continuing concern. It is important that any corrosion
problems with this item be reported so that the problem can be corrected and improvements can be made to
prevent the problem in future items. The term "corrosion" means the deterioration of a material or its properties
due to a reaction of that material with its chemical environment. An example is the rusting of iron. Corrosion
damage in metals can be seen, depending on the metal, as tarnishing, pitting, fogging, surface residue, and/or
cracking. Plastics, composites, and rubbers can also degrade (also considered to be corrosion based on the
above definition of corrosion). Degradation is caused by thermal (heat), oxidation (oxygen), solvation (solvents),
or photolytic (light, typically ultraviolet) processes. The most common exposures are excessive heat or light.
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