TM-9-2350-261-10
CARRIER, M113A2, M577A2, M1064, M1068, M1059 AND M901A1
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
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PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES — Continued
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Maintenance Forms and Records
Every mission begins and ends with paperwork. There isn’t much of it, but you have to keep it up. The forms and records you
fill out have many uses. They are a permanent record of the services, repairs, and changes made to your carrier. They are
reports to unit maintenance and to your track commander. They are checklists that tell you whether those faults have been
repaired. For information on forms and records, see DA PAM 738-750.
Warnings and Cautions
Always observe the WARNINGs and CAUTIONs appearing in your PMCS table BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER
you operate the equipment. The WARNINGs and CAUTIONs appear before certain procedures. You must observe these
WARNINGs and CAUTIONs to prevent serious injury to yourself and others or to prevent your equipment from being
damaged.
Explanation of Table Entries
(1)
Item Number Column
— Numbers in this column are for reference. When completing DA Form 2404 (Equipment
Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet), include the item number for the check/service indicating a fault. Item
numbers also appear in the order that you must do checks and services for the intervals listed.
(2)
Interval Column
— This column tells you when you must do the procedure in the
PROCEDURE
column.
BEFORE procedures must be performed prior to the equipment leaving its containment area or performing its
mission.
DURING checks are performed by the track commander/gunner per the PMCS table to monitor and identify
faults in equipment performance during the mission.
AFTER procedures are performed per the PMCS table at the conclusion of the mission to identify and correct
faults which will preclude the next mission.
WEEKLY procedures are performed once each week. WEEKLY as well as BEFORE procedures must
be performed if:
You are the assigned crewmember and have not operated the hull since the last WEEKLY.
You are operating the carrier for the first time.
When a check or service procedure is required for both WEEKLY and BEFORE intervals, it is not necessary
to do the procedure twice.
MONTHLY procedures are performed each month.
SEMI-ANNUALLY procedures are performed every six months or every 1500 miles.
(3)
Man-hour Column
— Man-hours required to complete all prescribed lubrication are shown to the nearest tenth
of an hour.
(4)
Item To Be Checked or Serviced Column
— This column lists the item to be checked or serviced.
(5)
Crewmember/Procedure Column
— This column gives the procedure you must do to check or service the item
listed in the
ITEM TO BE CHECKED OR SERVICED
column to know if the equipment is ready or available for
its intended mission or for operation. You must do the procedure at the time stated in the
INTERVAL
column.
Carefully follow these instructions. If you do not have the tools, or if the procedure tells you to, have unit
maintenance do the work.
(6)
Equipment Not Ready/Available If: Column
— Information in this column tells you what faults will keep your
equipment from being capable of performing its primary mission. If a check/service finds any of the faults listed
in column, do not operate the equipment. Follow standard operating procedures for maintaining the equipment
or reporting equipment failure.
If you find something wrong when performing PMCS, fix it if you can by using Troubleshooting Procedures (WP 0074 00) or
maintenance procedures. Notify unit maintenance if you can’t fix it.
PMCS General Instructions
Tools/Materials
When you do your PMCS, take along the tools you will need to make all the checks. You will always need wiping rags.
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