TM-9-2610-200-14
CARE, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND INSPECTION OF PNEUMATIC TIRES AND INNER TUBES
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S, UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT, AND GENERAL SUPPORT; MAINTENANCE MANUAL
SEPTEMBER 2000
TM-9-2610-200-14 - Page 14 of 207
TM 9-2610-200-14
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CHAPTER 1.
INTRODUCTION
SECTION I.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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SCOPE.
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MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS.
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EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT REPORT & MAINTENANCE DIGEST.
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1-4.
REPORTING FIELD FAILURES.
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REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIRs).1-1
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DIRECT EXCHANGE.
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TRAINING COURSES.
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SCOPE.
These instructions are published for the information and guidance of operator and unit, direct support, and
general support maintenance personnel responsible for the inspection, care, and repair of pneumatic tires
and inner tubes.
The repair and service information contained in this manual dose not take precedence
over the specific procedures or the Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) requirements
listed in the vehicle support maintenance manual.
WARNING
Refer to specific maintenance procedures listed in the vehicle maintenance manual.
Failure
to comply with vehicle maintenance manual instructions could result in injury or death.
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MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS.
Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed
by DA PAM 738-750, The
Army Maintenance Management System
(TAMMS).
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EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT REPORT AND MAINTENANCE DIGEST.
The quarterly
Equipment Improvement Report and Maintenance Digest,
TB 43-0001-62 series, contains
valuable field information on the equipment covered in this manual.
The information in TB 43-0001-62
series is compiled from some of the Equipment Improvement Reports (EIRs) that you prepared. Many of
these articles result from comments, suggestions, and improvement recommendations that you submitted
to the EIR program. The TB 43-0001-62 series contains information on equipment improvement, minor
alterations, proposed Modification Work Orders (MWOs), warranties (if applicable), actions taken on
some of your DA Form 2028's (
Recommended Change to Publications and Blank Forms)
, and advance
information on proposed changes that may affect this manual. The information will help you perform you
job better and will help keep you advised of the latest changes to this manual. Also refer to DA Pam 25-
30,
Consolidated Index of Army Publications and Blank Forms,
and Appendix A, References, of this
manual.
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REPORTING FIELD FAILURES.
If field failures occur after acceptance of new, retreaded, or repaired tires, the failure will be reported, as
an EIR Category II, on an SF 368 (
Quality Deficiency Report).
Use basic reporting procedures contained
in DA Pam 738-750.
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REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIRs).
If your tires, rims, or tubes need improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only
one who can tell us what you don't like about your equipment. Let us know why you don't like the design
or performance. Put it on a SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at: Commander, U.S. Army
Tank Automotive and Armaments Command, ATTN: AMSTA-LC-CJT, Warren, MI 48397-5000. We'll
send you a reply.
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