TM 5-5420-209-12
Table 2-11. Operator Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) for the Ramp Bay cont.
Location
Interval
Item To be Inspected
Equipment Is Not
Item to
Procedure
Ready/Available If
Service/Check
8
Before
Tagline Bar
Inspect for broken welds and deformation.
9
Before
Unfolding
Inspect cover plate, spring pins, pins, lever,
Broken welds noted or
Mechanism
and link for cracks, broken welds and
deformation prevents
deformation.
mechanism for
functioning properly.
NOTE
Cable, when adjusted
correctly, will be taut NOT
tight.
10
Before
Unfolding Cable Inspect for kinks, compression, flat surfaces,
Cable kinked,
and broken or frayed strands.
compressed, flattened or
strands broken.
11
Before
Lifting Eye
Inspect for cracks and elongation of eye.
Any cracks noted or eye
(Front)
elongation equals 25%
of original
circumference.
12
Before
Unfolding Cable Inspect for kinks, compression, flat surfaces,
Cable kinked,
and broken or frayed strands.
compressed, flattened or
strands broken.
NOTE
Ensure latch and receptacle
are adjusted properly (latch
"T" rests snugly against strike
catch of corresponding
receptacle).
13
Before
Bridge Latch
Inspect brackets, supports and pins for cracks,
Cracks, broken welds
broken welds and deformation.
noted or deformation
causes binding.
Inspect springs for deformation and stretching.
Springs stretched.
14
Before
Travel Latch
Inspect brackets, supports and pins for cracks,
Cracks, broken welds
broken welds and deformation.
noted or deformation
causes binding.
Inspect springs for deformation and stretching.
Springs stretched.
15
Before
Travel Latch
Inspect brackets, shims and strike catches for
Broken welds, binding or
Receptacle
cracks, broken welds, binding and
deformation prevents
deformation.
engaging latch.
16
Before
Cable Guide
Inspect for cracks, gouges, jagged protrusions, Eye cracked, elongated
erosion of surface area and elongation of eye.
more than 0.50 at upper
arc or aluminum eroded
to within .050.
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