APPENDIX B MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART - TM-5-6350-264-14-P-40042

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APPENDIX B

MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART

Section I. INTRODUCTION

B-1. GENERAL.

d. Adjust. To maintain, within prescribed limits, by

bringing into proper or exact position, or by setting the

operating characteristics to specified parameters.

This section provides a general explanation

of all maintenance and repair functions

e. Align. To adjust specified variable elements of an

authorized at various maintenance levels.

item to bring about optimum or desired performance.

Section II designates overall responsibility

f. Calibrate. To determine and cause corrections to

for the performance of maintenance

be made, or to be adjusted on instruments for test,

functions on the identified end item or

measuring and diagnostic equipments used in precision

component. The implementation of the

measurement.

Consists of comparisons of two

maintenance functions upon the end item or

instruments, one of which is a certified standard of

component will be consistent with the

known accuracy, to detect and adjust any discrepancy in

assigned maintenance functions.

the accuracy of the instrument being compared.

Section III lists the special tools and test

g. Install. The act of emplacing, seating, or fixing into

equipment required for each maintenance

position an item, part, or module in a manner to allow

function as referenced from section II.

the proper functioning of an equipment or system.

Section IV

contains supplemental

h. Replace. The act of substituting a serviceable like

instructions or explanatory notes for a

part, subassembly, or module for an unserviceable

particular maintenance function.

(Not

counterpart.

Applicable)

B-2.

MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS.

i. Repair. The application of maintenance services

Maintenance

(inspect, test, service, adjust, align, calibrate, or replace)

functions are defined as follows:

or other maintenance actions (welding, grinding,

riveting, straightening, facing, remachining, or

a. Inspect. To determine the serviceability of an item

resurfacing) to restore serviceability to an item by

by comparing its physical, mechanical and/ or electrical

correcting specific damage, fault, malfunction, or failure

characteristics with established standards through

in a part, subassembly, module, end item or system.

examination.

Overhaul.

That maintenance effort (service/

b. Test. To verify serviceability and detect incipient

actions) necessary to restore an item to a completely

failure by measuring the mechanical or electrical

serviceable/operational condition as prescribed by

characteristics of an item and comparing those

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

characteristics with prescribed standards.

technical publications. Overhaul is normally the highest

degree of maintenance performed by the Army.

c. Service. Operations required periodically to keep

Overhaul does not normally return an item to like new

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

condition.

preserve, to drain, to paint, or to replenish fuel,

lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or compressed air supplies.

B-1