Appendix B. MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION - TM-11-5820-917-130249

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APPENDIX B

MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION

S e c t i o n I.

INTRODUCTION

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General

This appendix provides a summary of the maintenance operations for the

R-2081/TRQ-35(V).

I t authorizes categories of maintenance for specific

maintenance functions on repairable items and components and the tools

and equipment required to perform each function. This appendix may be

used as an aid in planning maintenance operations.

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Maintenance

Function

M a i n t e n a n c e functions will be limited to and defined as follows:

a. Inspect. To determine the serviceability of an item by comparing

i t s p h y s i c a l , m e c h a n i c a l , and/or electrical characteristics with established

standards through examination.

b. Test. T o verify serviceability and to detect incipient failure by

m e a s u r i n g mechanical or electrical characteristics of. an item and

c o m p a r i n g those characteristics with prescribed standards.

--.- S e r v i c e . O p e r a t i o n s required periodically to keep an item in proper

o p e r a t i n g condition, i.e., t o clean (decontaminate), to preserve, to drain,

t o paint, or t o replenish fuel, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or compressed

a i r supplies.

T o maintain, within prescribed limits, by bringing into

p r o p e r or exact position, or by setting the operating characteristics to

t h e specified parameters.

To adjust specified variable elements of an item to bring

about optimum or desired performance.

f . C a l i b r a t e . To determine and cause corrections to be made or to be

adjusted on instruments or test measuring and diagnostic equipments used

in precision measurement. Consists of comparisons of two instruments, one

of which is a certified standard of known accuracy, to detect and adjust

any discrepancy in the accuracy of the instrument being compared.

I n s t a l l . T h e act of emplacing, seating, or fixing into position an

item, part, module (component or assembly) in a manner to allow the

proper functioning of the equipment or system.

h . R e p l a c e . T h e act of substituting a serviceable like type part,

subassembly, or module (component or assembly) for an unserviceable

counterpart.

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