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FIELD MAINTENANCE
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS) INTRODUCTION
GENERAL, EXPLANATION OF COLUMN ENTRIES
GENERAL
a. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) (WP 0008) must be performed by field
maintenance personnel to be sure the M16 series rifle or M4 series carbine is in good operating condition
and ready for its primary mission.
b. To ensure maximum operational readiness, it is necessary that the rifle/carbine be inspected at
regular intervals so that any defects can be discovered and corrected before serious damage or failure occurs.
EXPLANATION OF COLUMN ENTRIES
a. Item No. Column. Checks and services are numbered in disassembly sequence. This column shall
be used as a source of item numbers for the "TM Number" column on DA Form 5988-E, Equipment
Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet, or DA Form 2404, Equipment Inspection and Maintenance
Worksheet, in recording results of PMCS.
b. Interval Column. This column gives the designated interval when each check is to be performed.
c. Man-Hour Column. This column indicates the amount of time required to perform the check or
service.
d. Item To Be Checked or Serviced Column. This column lists the items to be checked or serviced.
e. Procedure Column. This column contains a brief description of the procedure by which the check
is to be performed. It contains all the information required to accomplish the checks and services.
Information marked "SH" indicates a specific equipment shortcoming and the procedure needed to correct
the shortcoming.
NOTE
For the purpose of this technical manual, the following definition is supplied. This
definition is not intended to apply to any other document.
Shortcoming (SH): A fault that requires maintenance or supply action on a piece of
equipment, but does not render equipment unavailable for use.
f. Equipment Not Ready/Available If: Column. This column contains a brief statement of the
condition (e.g., malfunction, deficiency) that would cause the covered equipment to be unavailable to perform
its assigned mission.
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