APPENDIX B. MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION - TM-11-6625-3024-140103

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APPENDIX B

MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION

Section I. INTRODUCTION

B-1. General. This appendix provides a summary

a. Inspect. To determine the serviceability of an

item by comparing its physical, mechanical, and/or

of the maintenance operations for the Test Set,

electrical characteristics with established standards

Transport, Magnetic Tape TS-4002/UYH-5. It

through examination.

authorizes categories of maintenance for specific

b. Test. To verify serviceability and to detect

maintenance functions on repairable items and

incipient failure by measuring the mechanical or

components and the tools and equipment required

electrical characteristics of an item and comparing

to perform each function.

those characteristics with prescribed standards.

B-2. Maintenance concept. Three levels of

c. Service. Operations required periodically to

maintenance shall be utilized for the equipment as

keep an item in proper operating condition, i.e., to

follows:

clean (decontaminate), to preserve, to drain, to

paint, or to replenish fuel, lubricants, hydraulic

Organizational Level

fluids, or compressed air supplies.

General Support Level

d. Adjust. To maintain, within prescribed limits,

Depot Level.

by bringing into proper or exact position, or by

a. Organization Maintenance. That maintenance

setting the operating characteristics to the specified

which is the responsibility of and performed by a

parameters.

using organization on its assigned equipment. Its

e. Align. To adjust specified variable elements

phases normally consist of inspecting, servicing,

of an item to bring about optimum or desired

lubricating, and adjusting, and the replacement of

performance.

parts, minor assemblies and subassemblies. This

f. Calibrate. To determine and cause corrections

level is designated by an O in the Maintenance

to be made or to be adjusted on instruments or test

Category columns in Section II.

measuring and diagnostic equipments used in

b. General Support Maintenance. That

precision measurement. Consists of comparisons of

maintenance which is the responsibility of and

two instruments, one of which is a certified

performed by designated maintenance activities to

standard of known accuracy, to detect and adjust

support lower level activities. General Support

any discrepancy in the accuracy of the instrument

Maintenance is normally accomplished in fixed

being compared.

shops, This level is designated by an H in the

g. lnstall. The act of emplacing, seating, or

Maintenance Category columns in Section II.

fixing into position an item, part, or module

c. Depot Maintenance. That maintenance which

(component or assembly) in a manner to allow the

is the responsibility of and performed by designated

proper functioning of the equipment or system.

maintenance activities, to augment stocks of

h. Replace. The act of substituting a serviceable

serviceable material, and to support lower level

like type part, subassembly, or module (component

activities by the use of more extensive shop

or assembly) for an unserviceable counterpart.

facilities, equipment and personnel of higher

i. Repair. The application of maintenance

technical skills than are available at the lower level

service (inspect, test, service, adjust, align, calibrate,

of maintenance. Its phases normally consist of

or replace) or other maintenance actions (welding,

inspection, test, repair, modification, alteration,

grinding, riveting, straightening, facing,

modernization, conversion, overhaul reclamation, or

remachining, or resurfacing) to restore serviceability

rebuild of parts, assemblies, subassemblies,

to an item by correcting specific damage, fault,

components, equipment end items, and weapon

malfunction, or failure in a part, subassembly,

systems; and the manufacture of critical non-

module (component or assembly), end item, or

available parts. Depot Maintenance is normally

system.

accomplished in fixed shops, This level is

designated by a D in the Maintenance Category

j. Overhaul. That maintenance effort (service/

columns in Section II.

action) necessary to restore an item to a completely

serviceable/operational condition as prescribed by

B-3. Maintenance Function. Maintenance

maintenance standards (i.e., DMWR) in appropriate

functions for the Test Set, Transport, Magnetic

technical publications. Overhaul is normally the

Tape TS-4002/UYH-5 are defined as follows:

highest degree of maintenance performed by the

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