TM 5-3431-201-10
Figure 13. Oil filter, service.
Section III. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES
services shall be performed by the operator after every
29. General
operating period. After-operation services shall be
To insure that the equipment is ready for
performed at intervals based on the normal operations
operation at all times, it must be inspected
of the equipment. Reduce interval to compensate for
systematically before operation, during operation, and
abnormal conditions.
Defects or unsatisfactory
after operation, so that defects may be discovered and
operating characteristics beyond the scope of the
corrected before they result in serious damage or
operator to correct must be reported at the earliest
failure.
The necessary preventive maintenance
opportunity
to
organizational
maintenance.
services shall be performed before operation. Defects
Responsibility
for
performance
of
preventive
discovered during operation of the unit shall be noted for
maintenance services rests not only with the operator
future correction, to be made as soon as operation has
but also with the entire chain of command from section
ceased. Stop operation immediately if a deficiency is
chief to commanding officer (AR 750-5).
noticed during operation which could damage the
equipment if operation were continued. After-operation
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