APPENDIX B. MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART

MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART

INTRODUCTION

Section I.

B-1. General

This Maintenance Allocation Chart designates overall responsi-

bility for the performance of maintenance functions on the iden-

tified end item or component. The implementation of field main-

tenance tasks upon this end item or component will be consistent

with the assigned maintenance operations,

B-2. Maintenance Functions

Maintenance functions will be limited to and defined as follows:

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

its physical, mechanical and electrical characteristics with estab-

lished standards.

b. Test. To verify serviceability and to detect electrical or

mechanical failure by use of test equipment.

e. Service. To clean, to preserve, to charge and to add fuel,

lubricants, cooling agents, and air, If it is desired that elements,

such as painting and lubricating, be defined separately, they may

be so listed.

d. Adjust. To rectify to the extent necessary to bring into

proper operating range.

e. Align. To adjust specified variable elements of an item to

bring to optimum performance.

f. Calibrate. To determine the corrections to be made in the

readings of instruments or test equipment used in precise mea-

surement. Consists of the comparison of two instruments, one of

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

adjust any discrepancy in the accuracy

compared with the certified standard.

g. Install. To set up for use in an operational environment

such as an emplacement, site, or vehicle.

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