TM 9-3990-260-14&P
Table 7-1. Operator's Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services - Continued
Location
Item
Interval
Procedure
Not Fully Mission
Item to
No.
Capable If:
Check/Service
The following applies to inserting an
M3A1 CROP into an ISO container.
Use of the M3A1 CROP on a PLS
truck or trailer is not affected.
2
Before
Wear Plates
a. Ensure wear plates (2) are fas-
a. Wear plate is severely
tened to side or end rails and are not
torn, chipped, damaged or
torn or loose.
missing. Normal scraped con-
dition is permitted.
b. Ensure no part of a wear plate (2)
b. A wear plate is torn or
is protruding in such manner that it
otherwise protruding from the
could catch on the door frame of an
side of the M3A1 CROP in
ISO container.
such a manner that it could
interfere with ISO container
insertion procedures or dam-
age the ISO container.
3
Before
Web Straps
a. Before loading a CROP, check
a. Enough cargo web straps
quantity and condition/operability of
are missing, damaged, bro-
web straps (3). Fourteen web straps are
ken, bent, frayed, or inopera-
located in the stowage boxes.
ble that there is not sufficient
quantity for mission.
b. Ratchet is inoperable.
b. Ensure ratchet assembly (4) oper-
ates properly.
c. Ensure hooks (5) are available and
c. Hook is broken, bent or
not broken, bent, or cracked.
cracked.
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