EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS IN THE MAC, SECTION II

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B-3 EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS IN THE MAC, SECTION II (continued)

(4) Maintenance Category. Column 4 specifies, by the listing of a work time figure in the

appropriate sub-column(s), the category of maintenance authorized to perform the function listed in

column 3. This figure represents the active time required to perform that maintenance function at

the indicated category of maintenance. If the number or complexity of the tasks within the listed

maintenance function vary at different maintenance categories, appropriate work time figures will be

shown for each category. The work time figure represents the average time required to restore an

item (assembly, subassembly component, module, end item, or system) to a serviceable condition

under typical field operating conditions. This time includes preparation time (including any

necessary disassembly/assembly time), troubleshooting/fault location time, and quality

assurance/quality control time in addition to the time required to perform specific tasks identified by

the maintenance functions authorized in the maintenance allocation chart. The symbol designations

for the various maintenance levels are as follows:

Operator or Crew

Organizational Maintenance

Intermediate Direct Support Maintenance

Intermediate General Support Maintenance

Depot Maintenance

(5) Tools and Equipment. Column 5 specifies, by code, those common tool sets (not individual

tools) and special tools, TMDE, and support equipment required to perform the designated function.

(6) Remarks. This column shall, when applicable, contain a letter code, in alphabetic order, which

shall be keyed to the remarks contained in Section IV.

B-4 EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS IN TOOL AND TEST EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS,

SECTION III

A. Column 1, Reference code. The tool and test equipment reference code correlates with a code

used in the MAC, Section II, Column 5.

B. Column 2, Maintenance Category. The lowest level of maintenance authorized to use the tool

or test equipment.

C. Column 3, Nomenclature. Name or identification of the tool or test equipment.

D. Column 4, National/NATO Stock Number. The National Stock Number of the tool or TMDE.

E. Column 5, Tool Number. The manufacturer's part number.

B-5 EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS IN REMARKS, SECTION IV

A. Reference Code. The code recorded in column 6, Section II.

B. Remarks. This column lists information pertinent to the maintenance function being performed

as indicated in the MAC, Section II.

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