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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW

The purpose of this chapter is to give you general information and equipment specifications that you will need to refer to

while performing Direct Support and General Support Maintenance for the M876 Utility Telephone Maintenance Truck.

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Section I.

General Information .......................................................................

Equipment Description and Data ...................................................

Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION

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Destruction of Army Materiel to

Quality Assurance Quality

Prevent Enemy Use ............................................1-2

Control (QA/QC)................................................. 1-2

Equipment Improvement Report and

Reporting Equipment Improvement

Maintenance Digest (EIR MD) ............................1-1

Recommendations (EIR's) ................................. 1-2

Maintenance Forms, Records, and

Scope........................................................................ 1-1

Reports ...............................................................1-1

Preparation for Storage or

Shipment .............................................................1-2

SCOPE

Type of Manual: Direct Support and General Support Maintenance.

Model Number and Equipment Name: Model M876, Utility Telephone Maintenance Truck.

Purpose of Equipment: Construction and maintenance of telephone utility lines.

MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS

Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM 738-

750, The Army Maintenance Management Systems, (TAMMS).

EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT REPORT AND MAINTENANCE DIGEST (EIR MD)

The quarterly Equipment Improvement Report and Maintenance Digest, TB 43-0001-39 series, contains valuable field

information on the equipment covered in this manual. The information in the TB 43-0001-39 series is compiled from some

of the Equipment Improvement Reports that you prepared on the vehicle covered in this manual. Many of these articles

result from comments, suggestions, and improvement recommendations that you submitted to the EIR program. The TB

43-0001-39 series contains information on equipment improvements, minor alterations, proposed Modification Work

Orders (MWO's), warranties (if applicable), actions taken on some of your DA Form 2028's (Recommended Changes to

Publications), and advance information on proposed changes that may affect this manual. The information will help you in

doing your job better and will help in keeping you advised of the latest changes to this manual. Also refer to DA PAM 310-

1, Consolidated Index of Army Publications and Blank Forms, and Appendix A, References, of this manual.

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