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TM 9-1005-319-23&P
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
Read this manual carefully before performing required maintenance. Inspection/Maintenance and Repair
procedures will be found in this manual.
General
1. All references are to work packages. Reference to maintenance procedures is to the work package
where the repair appears.
2. Illustrations for the maintenance procedures show only the parts affected by the operation being
performed.
3. Whenever the male gender is mentioned in the manual (i.e., crewman and repairman), it also pertains
to the female gender.
4. When a procedure is common to M16A2, M16A3, and M16A4 rifles and M4/M4A1 carbine, only the
carbine will be shown. If a procedure is not common to all weapons, the procedure will be
appropriately illustrated.
Indexes
This manual is organized with several useful indexes as follows:
1. Table of Contents. The table of contents lists all work packages, figures, and tables with page
references.
2. Nomenclature Cross-Reference List. This list provides common and official nomenclature for
parts.
3. Malfunction/Symptom Index. This index is located just before the troubleshooting table and lists
possible malfunctions in alphabetical order. Pages of the troubleshooting table are referenced.
4. Alphabetical Index. This index is located at the end of the manual and is an extensive subject index.
Page references are provided.
Maintenance Procedures
There is one maintenance chapter for Field maintenance procedures. Air Force Only: Air Force Specialty
Code 3POXXB, Special Experience Identifier (SEI) 312 or civilian equivalent, and gunsmith are the only
personnel authorized to perform maintenance procedures contained in this manual.
Each maintenance task has an initial setup containing a list of the following things that will be needed to do
the maintenance task:
1. Tools and Special Tools. For standard and special tools, see WP 0039 and WP 0044. Army users
will use the Tool Set, Gage Set, and/or Shop Set listed in the initial setup.
2. Materials/Parts. Expendable materials and 100 percent replaceable parts are listed. Each material
or part is followed by a part number or work package reference.
3. References. Other publications containing necessary information are listed.
4. Equipment Condition. Conditions to be met before starting the procedure are listed.
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