Direct Support Maintenance

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c. Direct support maintenance personnel are

(2) Troubleshooting and repair.

authorized to repair all skin punctures of the shelter

facility (including repair of unsound Fiberglas patches).

(a) Authorized tools and test equipment are/used

Replacement of all parts secured with removable

to isolate troubles to defective plug-in panels (that can

fasteners, such as steps, hinges, latches, etc. Is

not be isolate with the built-in test facilities in the

authorized.

components). Organizational maintenance personnel

are authorized to replace all plug-in panels or plug-in

parts in a pcm component, tubes or tuning head in a

7-4. General Support Maintenance

radio component, tubes in the intercom, a complete

component, and replace any defective signal or power

a. General support maintenance personnel use

cable.

authorized tools and test equipment to make

(b) Organizational maintenance personnel are

adjustments and alinements beyond the scope of direct

authorized to repair skin punctures (with Fiberglas

support maintenance personnel.

patches) of the shelter facility to render the facility

weather tight, and make repairs on the alternating-

b General support maintenance personnel are

current (ac) power distribution system. Replacement of

authorized to isolate trouble to defective parts (resistors,

parts not in the power distribution system is limited to

capacitors; etc), except those which are part of throw

easily removed parts such as gaskets, door filler; etc.

away type modules that are replaced as units.

7-3. Direct Support Maintenance

c. General support maintenance personnel are

authorized to replace all defective parts or throw away

a. Direct support maintenance personnel use

type of modules and test the components to be sure that

authorized tools and test equipment to make

they meet the minimum user requirements for return to

adjustments and alinement beyond the scope of

the using organization.

organizational personnel.

b. Direct support maintenance personnel are

d General support maintenance personnel are

authorized to isolate troubles to and replace chassis and

authorized complete repair of shelter facilities within their

panel-mounted parts such as switches, fuse holders;

maintenance capability, providing the repairs are

etc., in the pcm components, but are not authorized to

sufficiently sound and will not impair safe operating

isolate defective parts on printed wiring board plug-in

practices by using organizations.

panel.

Direct support maintenance personnel are

authorized to isolate troubles to and replace

7-5. Depot Maintenance

subassemblies or chassis mounted parts in the radio

components.

a. Depot maintenance personnel are authorized to

NOTE

overhaul or rebuild severely damaged equipment which

Direct support maintenance personnel are

requires shop facilities more elaborate than general

not

authorized

replace

31-pin

support maintenance facilities.

connectors or parts mounted on printed-

wiring board plug-in panels of the pcm

b. Depot maintenance personnel test overhauled or

components or parts in the subassemblies

rebuilt equipment to insure that it functions in accordance

of the radio components.

with the depot maintenance work

requirements.

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