TM56625-2694-13&P
MAINTENANCE
ALLOCATION
CHART
Section
I.
INTRODUCTION
B-1
General
This
section
provides
a.
a
general
explanation
of
all
maintenance
and
repair
functions
authorized
at
various
maintenance
levels.
b.
Maintenance
The
Allocation
Chart
(MAC)
in
Section
I
I
designates
overall
responsibility
for
the
performance of maintenanc
e
functions
on
the
identified
end
item
or
component.
Th
e
implementation
functions
upon the
of the maintenance
end
item
o
r
component
will
be
consistent
with
the
assigned
maintenance
functions.
equipment
Section
III
lists
c.
the
special
tools
and
test
required
for
each
maintenance
function
as
referenced
from
Section
II.
B-2
Maintenance
Functions
Inspect.
To
determine
the
serviceability
of
an
a.
item
by
physical,
mechanical
and/or
electrical
characteristics
comparing
its
with established standards through examination.
Test.
To verify serviceability and
b.
detect
incipient
failure
by
measuring
the
mechanical
or
electrical
characteristics
of
an
item
and
comparing
those
characteristics
with
prescribed
standards.
Service.
c.
required
periodically
to
keep an
Operations
item
in proper
operating
condition,
i.e.,
to
clean
(decontaminate),
to
preserve,
to
drain,
to
paint,
or
to
replenish
fuel,
hydraulic
fluids,
or
compressed
air
supplies.
d.
Adjust.
To
maintain,
within
prescribed
limits,
by
bringing
into
proper
or
exact
position,
or
by
setting
the
operating
characteristics
to
specified
parameters.
To
adjust
specified
e.
Align.
variable
elements
of
an
item
to
bring about optimum
or desired performance.
f.
To
determine
and
cause
corrections
Calibrate.
to
be made or
to
be
adjusted
on
instruments
or
test
measuring
and
diagnostic
precision
equipments used in
measurements.
Consists
of
comparisons
two
instruments,
one
of
known
of which is
a
certified
standard
of
accuracy,
to
detect
and
adjust
any
discrepancy
in
the
accuracy
of
the
instrument being compared.