TM 5-5420-234-14&P
Section VIII. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT
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General ............................................................................................................................................ 4-678
Definition of Administrative Storage .............................................................................................. 4-678
Preparation of Equipment for Administrative Storage ................................................................... 4-679
Care of Equipment in Administrative Storage ................................................................................ 4-680
Storage Maintenance Procedures ..................................................................................................... 4-681
Removal of Equipment from Administrative Storage .................................................................... 4-683
Preparation of Equipment for Shipment ......................................................................................... 4-684
a.This section contains requirements and procedures for the administrative storage of equipment that is issued to and
in use by Army activities worldwide.
b.The requirements specified herein are necessary to maintain equipment in administrative storage in such a way as
to achieve maximum readiness condition.
c.Equipment that is placed in administrative storage should be capable of being readied to perform its mission with a
24-hour period, or as otherwise prescribed by the approving authority. Before equipment is placed in
administrative storage, current preventive maintenance checks and services (PMCS) procedures should be
completed and deficiencies corrected.
d.Report equipment in administrative storage as prescribed for all reportable equipment (refer to AR 200-1).
e.Perform inspections, maintenance services, and lubrication as specified herein.
f .Records and reports to be maintained for equipment in administrative storage are those prescribed by DA Pam 738-
750 for equipment in use.
g.A 10 percent variance is acceptable on time, running hours, or mileage used to determine the required maintenance
actions.
h.Accomplishment of applicable PMCS, as mentioned throughout this section, will be on a semiannual basis.
NOTE
Refer to TM 9-2320-279-20 for specific storage and shipment instructions
related to the HEMTT chassis.
The placement of equipment in administrative storage can be for short periods of time when a shortage of maintenance
effort exists. Items should be ready for use within the time factors determined by the directing authority. During the
storage period, appropriate maintenance records will be kept.
