Procedures: This section describes the procedures followed concerning equipment maintenance, record
keeping, and personnel training on a daily, weekly, monthly, etc., basis. Instructions for maintaining the
laboratories and their special components are in the applicable TMs.
Record keeping: This section describes the purpose, use, instructions for completion, and disposition of
forms and other record-keeping systems that must be followed.
Equipment maintenance: This section lists equipment and systems that must be maintained on a
periodic basis.
Miscellaneous: This section contains other specifics such as definitions, when to use/not use specific
forms, symbols, special instructions, and calibration of equipment.
References: This section lists the references used to guide personnel in SOP procedures. When
establishing maintenance requirements for petroleum laboratory equipment, the operator, organizational,
direct support, and general support maintenance manuals should be used.
Listed below are the specific manuals to be consulted:
Petroleum Base Laboratory.
TM 5-6640-214-14 (Operator's Organizational, Direct Support and General Support Maintenance).
TM 10-1161, C2. (Petroleum Basic Laboratory Assembly).
FM 10-67-2 (Petroleum Laboratory Testing and Operations).
Airmobile Aviation Fuel Laboratory.
TM 10-6640-216-13&P (Operator's Unit, and Direct Support Maintenance Manual for Airmoble Aviation
Fuel Laboratory).
TM 5-4120-295-15 ((Operator's Organizational, Direct Support, General Support and Depot Maintenance
for Air Conditioner Floor Mounted Air Cooled; 60,000 BTU/Hr).
TM 9-2330-271-14(Operator's, Organizational, Direct Support, and General Support Maintenance
Manual, Semitrailer, Van; Electronic, 10-ton 4-wheel).
FM 10-67-2. (Petroleum Laboratory Testing and Operations).
Mobile, Semitrailer Mounted Petroleum Laboratory.
TM 10-6640-215-13 (Operator's, Unit, and Direct Support Maintenance Manual for Petroleum Lab, Semi-
trailer Model).
TM 5-4120-274-15(Operator's, Organization, Direct Support, General support and Depot Maintenance
Manual: Air Conditioning, Electronic Motor Driven 9,000 BTU).
TM 11-5410-213-14P (Operator's Direct Support and General Support Maintenance Repair Parts and
Special Tools List for Shelters Electronic Equipment).
FM 10-67-2. (Petroleum Laboratory Testing and Operations).
Supplemental maintenance requirements can be obtained from instruction maintenance booklets or
owner/operator manuals usually supplied from the manufacturers of the various equipment. If not available, they
may be requested from the appropriate manufacturer through command or supply channels.
Maintenance Intervals. Maintenance intervals are established by the appropriate maintenance manual
(TMs, FMs, or operator's maintenance manual) covering a particular unit. Depending on where the equipment
may be physically located, there could be local factors that would increase maintenance intervals such as dust,
temperature, and humidity. Age of equipment and maintenance history of equipment could also require an
increase of preventive maintenance.
Laboratory personnel should always be aware of symptoms in equipment that may indicate a change in the
interval of preventive maintenance is needed. Such examples might be temperature, vibration, reduced
efficiency, noise, and smell. All maintenance intervals that are established should be recorded in the
maintenance schedule and maintenance SOP.
Maintenance Schedule Check Sheet. A maintenance schedule check sheet should be prepared detailing
the maintenance to be performed on each piece of equipment. Variations may be used to keep track of
upcoming PMCS events.
Suspense Folders. Suspense folders containing DD Form 314 (Preventive Maintenance Schedule and
Record) should be maintained. These folders are given to technicians in the laboratory to check the listed items
and perform the required maintenance. A checklist format is satisfactory. The equipment in the laboratory,
whether in use or not, should remain in a high state of readiness.
Use of DD Form 314 (Preventive Maintenance Schedule and Record). The DD Form 314 is used to
show when equipment is scheduled for periodic preventive maintenance and when maintenance has been
performed. The reverse side of DD Form 314 is used to record the time a piece of equipment was not mission-
capable either because of maintenance or because repairers were waiting for parts from supply. Not all
preventive maintenance should be recorded on DD Form 314.
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