TM 55-2835-209-23
Section VI PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS
AND SERVICES (PMCS)
1-23 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This section contains requirements for
special inspections and standards of
serviceability applicable to the APU and
PMCS.
The tasks listed in the PMCS
table shall be performed at the inter-
vals specified.
A description of the
PMCS table is given in paragraph 1-27.
1-24 DROPPED ENGINE INSPECTION
Technical Inspector shall perform over-
all inspection of APU if it was dropped.
Check for any broken, bent or kinked
tube assemblies, cracked air inlet,
dented combustor case, damaged APU har-
ness assembly/connectors, damaged fuel
manifold assembly and other damage.
Refer to DA PAM 738-751 for applicable
forms, records and worksheets.
1-25 FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE (FOD) IN-
SPECTION
Inspect APU components during detailed
applicable tasks.
1-26 HOT END INSPECTION
Inspect hot end components (combustor
case, liner, etc) in accordance with the
detailed inspection tasks of Chapter 1.
1-26.1 DESCRIPTION OF PMCS TABLE
a.
Step number column. This
column shall be used as a
source of item numbers for
the TM Number Column on DA
Form 2404, Equipment
b.
c.
d.
e.
Inspection and Maintenance
Worksheet, in recording re-
sults of PMCS.
Interval column. This col-
umn defines the interval, in
hours of APU operation, that
all tasks shall be per-
formed.
The helicopter log
shall be used to determine
hours of APU operation.
Item to be inspected column.
This column describes the
item to be inspected (or
serviced).
Task column. This column
assigns responsibility for
performing each task to ei-
ther AVUM or AVIM. An "X"
indicates that a description
of the task is provided in
the REMARKS column. A task
number indicates a de-
scription of the task is
given in that procedure.
Remarks column. This column
provided supplementary in-
formation relating to the
interval of performing cer-
tain tasks.
In addition,
when an "X" is indicated in
the TASK column, a de-
scription of the task is
given in the REMARKS column.
1-26.2 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS
AND SERVICES
Following are the preventive maintenance
checks and services used for scheduled
maintenance of the APU.
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