TM-9-3990-260-14-P

CONTAINER ROLL-IN/OUT PLATFORM (CROP) MODEL M3 AND MODEL M3A1

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR’S, UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST)

JULY 2001

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Table 7-1. Operator's Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services - Continued

Item

No.

Interval

Location

Item to

Check/Service

Procedure

Not Fully Mission

Capable If:

The following applies to inserting an

M3A1 CROP into an ISO container.

Use of the M3A1 CROP on a PLS

truck or trailer is not affected.

2

Before

Wear Plates

a.

Ensure wear plates (2) are fas-

tened to side or end rails and are not

torn or loose.

a.

Wear plate is severely

torn, chipped, damaged or

missing. Normal scraped con-

dition is permitted.

b.

Ensure no part of a wear plate (2)

is protruding in such manner that it

could catch on the door frame of an

ISO container.

b.

A wear plate is torn or

otherwise protruding from the

side of the M3A1 CROP in

such a manner that it could

interfere with ISO container

insertion procedures or dam-

age the ISO container.

3

Before

Web Straps

a.

Before loading a CROP, check

quantity and condition/operability of

web straps (3). Fourteen web straps are

located in the stowage boxes.

a. Enough cargo web straps

are missing, damaged, bro-

ken, bent, frayed, or inopera-

ble that there is not sufficient

quantity for mission.

b.

Ensure ratchet assembly (4) oper-

ates properly.

b.

Ratchet is inoperable.

c.

Ensure hooks (5) are available and

not broken, bent, or cracked.

c.

Hook is broken, bent or

cracked.