Section IIl. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES
shortcomings will be recorded together with the
3-5. General
corrective action taken on DA Form 2404 at the earliest
To insure that the crane is ready for operation at all times
possible opportunity.
it must be inspected systematically so that defects may
be discovered and corrected before they result in serious
3-6. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services
damage or failure. The preventive maintenance services
to be performed are listed and described in paragraph 3-
6. The item numbers indicate the sequence of minimum
Table 3-1 and 3-2 contain a listing of the minimum
inspection requirements. Defects discovered during
inspection requirements for operators preventive
operation of the unit shall be noted for future correction,
maintenance checks and services. This table indicates,
to be made as soon as operation has ceased. Stop
by an X in the appropriate column (before, during, after,
operation immediately if a deficiency is noticed during
weekly) when the inspection should be performed.
operation which would damage the equipment if
operation were continued.
All deficiencies and
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