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CHAPTER 4
OPERATOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
Section I. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
4-1. Special Tools and Test Equipment
quired for operator and organizational mainte-
nance:
a. Soft brush (item l, appx E).
Refer to the maintenance allocation chart, ap-
pendix B, for the tools and equipment used at
organizational maintenance level.
b.
Lint-free cloth (item 2, appx E).
4-2. Materials Required
c. Zinc chromate primer (item 4, appx E).
d. Forest green enamel (item 5, appx E).
The following maintenance materials are re
Section II. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES
4-3. General
4-4. Procedures
Preventive maintenance is the systematic care,
servicing, and inspection of equipment to pre-
must be accomplished before, during and after
vent the occurrence of trouble, reduce down-
operation, weekly and monthly or under the
time and assure that the equipment is service-
special circumstances listed below.
able.
a. When the F-1461/VRC is initially in-
a. Systematic Care. The procedures given
stalled.
in paragraph 4-4 and 4-5 cover the systematic
care essential to proper upkeep and operation of
b. When the F-1461/VRC is reinstalled af-
the F-1461/VRC.
ter relocation for any reason.
b. Preventive Maintenance Service and In-
c. At least once each week if equipment is
spection. The preventive maintenance checks
maintained in a standby condition.
and services table 4-1 outline inspections to be
made at specific intervals. These inspections
4-5. Cleaning
are made to maintain equipment in good oper-
ating condition. Records and reports of these
Inspect the exterior of the equipment. The ex-
inspections must be made in accordance with
terior surface must be free of dust, dirt, grease
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and fungus.
a. Remove dust and loose dirt with a clean,
soft brush.
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