Figure 3-3. Frequency-time recorder RD-88C/TMQ-5. bottom view showing chart drive detail.

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Figure 3-3. Frequency-time recorder RD-88C/TMQ-5. bottom view showing chart drive detail.

Section Ill.

PREVENTIVE

MAINTENANCE

scheduled concurrently with the periodic

service

3-4. General

schedule of the carrying vehicle.

a. Preventive maintenance is the systematic

3-5. Organizational Preventive Maintenance

care, servicing, and inspection of the equipment to

Checks and Services

maintain it in servicable condition prevent

For equipment maintenance purposes, a month is

b r e a k d o w n s , and assure maximum operational

defined as approximately 30 calendar days of 8-

capability. Preventive maintenance is the respon-

hour-per-day operation. If the equipment is oper-

sibility of all maintenance categories concerned

ated 16 hours a day, the monthly maintenance

with the equipment and includes the inspection,

should be performed at 15-day intervals. Adjust-

testing, and repair or replacement of parts, subas-

ment of the maintenance interval must be made to

semblies, or units that inspection or tests indicate

compensate for any unusual operating conditions.

will probably fail before the next scheduled peri-

Equipment maintained in a standby (ready for

odic service.

immediate

operation)

condition

must have

monthly maintenance performed on it. Equipment

b. Preventive maintenance service and inspec-

in limited storage (requires service before opera-

tions of the radiosode recorder are made monthly unless

tion) does not require monthly maintenance. The

otherwise directed by the commanding officer. On

monthly organizational preventive maintenance

vehicular installations, the maintenance should be

checks and services (PMCS) chart is contained in

paragraph 3-6. Items in the Procedures column which

reduce mission effectiveness must be subject to

troubleshooting (Chapter 3, Section IV).

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