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Table 2-5. Operators Level Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (Monthly) (CONT).
Item
No.
Interval
Item to
Check/
Service
Procedure
Not Fully Mission
Capable If:
Wire rope can become frayed or contain broken wires. Wear heavy
leather-palmed work gloves when handling wire rope. Frayed or
broken wires can injure hands.
Never let moving wire rope slide through hands, even when wearing
gloves. A broken wire could cut through glove and cut hand.
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Monthly
Hoist Cable
(a) Check hoist cable (1) for broken wires and
kinks. If in doubt notify Unit Maintenance.
Hoist cable has more than
three broken wires per
three in. section on same
strand. The maximum
number of broken wires
shall not occur in any two
consecutive three in.
sections of cable. That is,
if six wires are broken in
one three in. section of
cable, none would be
allowed in the next
consecutive three in.
section.