Operating instructions

CHAPTER 3
OPERATOR MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
Section I. REPAIR PARTS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT
17. General
19. Common Tools and Equipment
Repair parts, tools, and equipment are
issued to the operator for operating and
maintaining the nozzle tester. Tools
and equipment should not be used for
Purposes other than prescribed and
when not in use should be properly
stored.
18. Repair Parts
No repair parts are supplied to the oper-
ator for replacement of those already on
the nozzle tester.
Common tools and equipment having gen-
eral application to this materiel are
authorized by tables of allowances and ta-
bles of organization and equipment.
20. Special Tools and Equipment
No tools specially designed for operation
or operator maintenance are supplied or
required for the nozzle tester. Equipment
supplied is listed in appendix II, which is
the authority for requisitioning replace-
ment.
Section Il. LUBRICATION
21. Lubrication
No lubrication is required on the nozzle tester.
Section Ill. PREVENTIVE-MAINTENANCE SERVICES
22. General
a. Responsibility and Intervals. The
primary function of preventive main-
tenance is to prevent breakdown and,
therefore, the need for repair. These serv-
ices consist generally of before operation
and after-operation services performed by
the operator. Intervals are based on nor-
mal operations, Reduce intervals for ab-
(2)
normal operations or severe conditions.
Intervals during inactive periods may be
extended accordingly.
b. Definition of Terms. The general in-
spection of each item applies also to any
(3)
supporting member or connection and is
generally a check to see whether the item
is in good condition, correctly assembled,
secure and not excessively worn:
(1) The inspection for “good condition”
is usually an external visual in-
spection to determine whether the
unit is damaged beyond serviceable
limits by the following not bent or
twisted, not chafed or burred, not
broken or cracked, n o t bare or
frayed, not dented or colIapsed, not
torn or cut, not deteriorated.
The inspection of a unit to see that
it is “correctly assembled” is usu-
ally an external visual inspection to
see whether it is in its normal as-
sembled position.
Inspection of a unit to determine if
it is “secure” is usually an external
visual examination or an examina-
tion by hand or wrench for loose-
ness. Such an examination must in-
clude any brackets, lockwashers,
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