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TM 9-2320-304-14&P
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Introduction (Cont)
1-2. 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).
1-3. EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT REPORT AND MAINTENANCE DIGEST (EIR MD)
AND EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT REPORT AND MAINTENANCE SUMMARY
(EIR MS).
The quarterly Equipment Improvement Report and Maintenance Digest, TB 43-0001-62 series, contains valu-
able field information on equipment covered in this manual. Information in the TB 43-0001-62series iscompiled
from some of the Equipment Improvement Reports that have been prepared on vehicles covered in this manual.
Many of these articles result from comments, suggestions, and improvement recommendations that were sub-
mitted to the EIR program. The TB 43-0001-62 series contains information on equipment improvements, minor
alterations, proposed Modification Work Orders (MWOs), warranties (if applicable), actions taken on some of
the DA Form 2028s (Recommended Changes to Equipment Technical Publications), and advance information
on proposed changes that may affect this manual. Significant maintenance articles, including minor alterations
and field-fixes, are republished in the Equipment Improvement Report and Maintenance Summary (EIR MS)
for TACOM Equipment (TM 43-0143). Refer to the TB 43-0001-62 series and TM 43-0143 periodically for the
most current and authoritative information on the equipment. The information will help to do a better job and
will advise of the latest changes to this manual. Also refer to DA Pam 310-1, Consolidated Index of Army Publi-
cations and Blank Forms, and Appendix A, References, of this manual.
1-4. HAND RECEIPT (HR) MANUALS.
This manual has a companion document with a TM number followed by -HR (Hand Receipt). The
TM 9-2320-279-10-HR consists of preprinted hand receipts (DA Form 2062) that list end item related equip-
ment (COEI, BII, and AAL) which must be accounted for. As an aid to property accountability, additional -HR
manuals may be requisitioned from the following source in accordance with procedures in Chapter 3, AR 310-2:
Commander
US Army Adjutant General Publications Center
ATTN: AGDM-OD
2800 Eastern Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21220
1-5. SUBMITTING QUALITY DEFICIENCY REPORTS (QDR).
If your vehicle needs improvement, let us know. Send us a QDR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell
us what you dont like about your equipment. Let us know why you dont like the design or performance. Put
it on an SF368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to:
Department of the Army
U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command
ATTN: AMSTA-TR-E-PQDR MS 267
Warren, MI 48397-5000
A reply will be sent to you.
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