TM 10-5410-223-14/1
CHAPTER 5
DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT
MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
Section I. REPAIR PARTS, SPECIAL TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT
5-1. Tools and Equipment
direct or general support maintenance personnel for
maintenance of the multipurpose shelter.
Tools or equipment used with the multipurpose
5-3. Maintenance Repair Parts
shelter are listed in Appendix B, Section III of this
manual.
Repair parts and equipment are listed and
illustrated in the repair parts and special tools list of
5-2. Special Tools and Equipment
TM 10-5410-223-24P/1.
No special tools or equipment are required by
Section II. TROUBLESHOOTING
5-4. General
tions that may occur or all tests or inspections and
corrective actions. If a malfunction is not listed
a. This section contains troubleshooting or
(except when malfunction and cause are obvious) or
malfunction information and tests for locating and
is not corrected by listed corrective actions, you
correcting most of the troubles which may develop in
should notify organizational maintenance.
the multipurpose shelter. Each malfunction or
trouble symptom for an individual component or
5-5. Direct and General Support Maintenance
unit is followed by a list of tests or inspections
Troubleshooting
necessary for you to determine probable causes and
There is no additional troubleshooting for direct
suggested corrective actions for you to remedy the
and general support. Refer to organizational
malfunction.
maintenance troubleshooting.
b. This manual cannot list all possible malfunc-
Section III. GENERAL MAINTENANCE
5-6. General
Adhesives and solvents are highly flam-
This section provides direct and general support
mable; perform work in well-ventilated area
maintenance personnel with general repair in-
and away from fire. Do not store adhesives
structions applicable to fabric parts and honeycomb
or solvents in or near shelter.
panels of the multipurpose shelter.
(1) Clean the area to be cemented with the clean
5-7. Fabric Repair Procedures Using Adhesive
cloth dampened (but not saturated) with a solvent to
NOTE
remove dust and foreign material. Do not allow
Two fabric repair kits are furnished with each combat
excess solvent to collect at edges of seams. If the
support hospital and evacuation hospital. The fabric
area is painted, remove all paint; adhesive will not
repair kit is to be used in making fabric repairs to
adhere to painted surfaces. Dampen a clean cloth
components of the shelter,
with solvent and rotate over the area until all paint is
a. Application of Adhesive. Apply adhesive for
removed.
installation of patches to cover holes or other
(2) Apply first coat of adhesive (from repair kit)
damage to fabric, to re-cement seams and to replace
to both surfaces to be cemented in medium to heavy
damaged cemented fabric as follows:
coats. Brush back and forth to work adhesive in.
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