Section II. PROGRAMMING

(2) Assure that periodic inspection, spot checks,

d. Installation safety rules will be observed in

and services are made on all equipments.

performing preventive maintenance services.

(3) Utilize technical publications, listed in DA Pam.

3. Procedures. a. Frequencies, procedures, and

310-4, in conjunction with instructions of the

practices in this bulletin are guides which may be

manufacturer for operating and maintaining

modified to meet local requirements.

specific makes and models of equipment in

Perform checks or tests as recommended by the

establishing

preventive

maintenance

equipment manufacturer or as set forth in the DA

procedures.

publication covering the specific item.

(4) Train operating and maintenance personnel to

b. The officer in charge will:

improve their efficiency in maintenance

(1) Take positive action to remove the cause

procedures.

of recurrent maintenance problems as

opposed to merely performing necessary

repairs.

Section II. PROGRAMMING

a. Daily Preventive Maintenance Service. Daily

4. General. A current and accurate inventory of

preventive maintenance service is normally provided by

machine tools and shop equipment is necessary

the equipment operator as follows:

for effective maintenance programming.

(1) Before-Operation

Service.

5. Planning. a. Considering the inventory and

examination to assure that the equipment

nature of the equipment, the officer in charge

is properly lubricated, fueled, and

will set up a schedule for:

equipped for operation.

(1) Use of the equipment.

(2) During-Operation Service.

Constant

(2) Preventive maintenance service of the

alertness

for

any

unsatisfactory

equipment.

performance, unusual noise or odor,

(3) Replacement of worn out and obsolete

abnormal instrument action, uneven

equipment.

operation,

any

indication

b. Schedules will provide that::

malfunction.

(1) Machine tools and shop equipment are

(3) After-Operation Service. An examination

serviced daily, weekly, and monthly when

and servicing of the equipment to prepare

in use, and monthly when not in use.

for operation of the next day, and to

(2) The monthly servicing need not be every

correct deficiencies noted.

fourth week, but may be established as

(4) Corrective Action.

Correction of any

one of the weekly services regularly

malfunction noted, or reporting it at once

scheduled during a month.

so correction may be made or equipment

(8) Not all similar items will be out of use at

removed from use for pending repair.

one time.

b. Weekly Preventive Maintenance Service.

(4) Prior

becoming

overage

uneconomically repairable according to

Weekly preventive maintenance service is performed by

published criteria or experience, the

the operator and crew assisted by organizational

equipment

programmed

for

maintenance personnel. It is more thorough than the

replacement.

daily services, and it includes checks on performance as

well as adequacy of the equipment.

6. Preventive Maintenance Service. As a means

c. Monthly Preventive Maintenance Service.

of assuring coverage, the officer in charge will

Monthly preventive maintenance service is performed

maintain a record of assignments to the

by operator and crew and organizational maintenance

responsible

personnel

and

verify

the

personnel, sometimes as

accomplishment thereof.

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