Chapter 4. ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE

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CHAPTER 4

ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE

4-1. Scope of Organizational Maintenance

heat converts the fumes to a highly toxic

Organizational maintenance personnel perform pre-

phosegene gas the inhalation of which could

ventive maintenance (para 4-2 and 4-3) and replace

result in serious injury or death. Prolonged or

the lamp and fuse in the test panel. During the opera-

repeated skin contact with trichloroethane

can cause skin inflammation. When neces-

tion of the test panel, observe the operation of switches

and controls for evidence of looseness, binding, or

sary, use gloves, sleeves and aprons which the

mechanical malfunction.

solvent cannot penetrate.

b. Remove grease, fungus, and ground-in dirt from

4-2. Cleaning Instructions

the exterior surfaces with a clean cloth dampened (not

a. All exterior surfaces of the equipment shall be

wet) with trichloroethane. Wipe dry with a clean, dry,

free from dirt, grease, and fungus. Remove moisture

lint-free cloth.

and loose dirt with a clean, soft cloth.

4-3. Touchup Painting Instructions

WARNING

The fumes of TRICHLOROETHANE are tox-

Remove rust and corrosion from metal surfaces by

ic. Provide thorough ventilation whenever it is

lightly sanding them with fine sandpaper. Brush two

used; avoid prolonged or repeated breathing

thin coats of paint on the bare metal to protect it from

of vapor. Do not use near an open flame or hot

further corrosion.

surface; trichloroethane is nonflammable but

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