TM 10-6640-233-10
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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Section I
General Information....................................................................................................
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Section II
Equipment Description and Data ................................................................................
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Section III
Technical Principles of Operation ..............................................................................
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Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION
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Scope. This manual provides operating procedures and operator maintenance for the Army Oil Analysis
Program (AOAP) Mobile Laboratory, Model Number PD6640-0043 (NSN 6640-01-254-1699). The purpose and intended
use of the AOAP Mobile Laboratory is to provide mobile oil analysis capability for aeronautical and selected
nonaeronautical equipment in a theater of operations. Present capabilities of on-line aviation maintenance preclude the
ability to monitor internal wear of lubrication and hydraulic systems. When assigned to, or deployed with, an aviation
maintenance support unit, the AOAP Mobile Laboratory is able to analyze a minimum of 2500 used oil samples per
month for wear metal content.
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Maintenance Forms and Records. Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment
maintenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM 738-750, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS)
(Maintenance Management Update).
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Hand Receipt (-HR) Manuals. Not applicable.
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Reporting of Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR). If your AOAP Mobile Laboratory needs
improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don't like about
your equipment. Let us know why you don't like the design or performance. Put it on an SF 368 (Product Quality
Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at: Commander, U.S. Army Troop Support Command, ATTN: AMSTR-QS, 4300
Goodfellow Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63120-1798. We will send you a reply.
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Warranty Information. The AOAP Mobile Laboratory is warranted for one year. The warranty starts on the date
found in block 23, DA Form 2408-9 in the logbook. Report all defects in material and workmanship to your supervisor
who will take appropriate action.
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Safety, Care, and Handling. Safe and efficient AOAP Mobile Laboratory operations depend on the observance
of well established safety practices and a thorough knowledge of testing procedures. The testing procedures often
involve using equipment and materials that are potentially hazardous. Injury to personnel and damage to equipment
caused by fire, chemicals, dangerous pressures and vacuums, and misuse of equipment can be avoided by alert and
responsible laboratory technicians. Strict observance to established safety, care, and handling practices and procedures
will allow the laboratory personnel to perform their duties in a safe and hazard free environment.
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