SECTION II. INSPECTION AND TESTING

TM 38-260

(2) Inspection. The examination and testing of equipment to determine whether or not it conforms to the

technical requirements set forth for the equipment.

(3) Maintenance Instruction (MI). Applicable technical document (procurement specifications, manufacturer's

specifications, military services technical publications, or other published documents) with instructions that will be utilized

to perform required maintenance of plant equipment.

(4) Operational/functional testing. The complete power and manual operation of all systems to determine

correct functioning of all mechanical and/or electrical controls and devices.

(5) Technical Maintenance Standard (TMS). A standard which applies to a format used to specify the definite

requirements of technical data that will be utilized in the performance of required maintenance of plant equipment.

(6) Testing. An element of inspection which denotes the determination, by technical means, of the properties

or elements of plant equipment, or components thereof, and involves the application of established scientific principles

and procedures.

(7) Visual inspection. Visual inspection is accomplished while observing the operation of the equipment

performing its normal operations.

SECTION II. INSPECTION AND TESTING

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Inspection Testing Procedures

a. Minimum requirements for inspection and testing. Inspection and testing of machine tools shall be accomplished

in two ways by visual and analytical inspection.

(1) Visual inspection. In the performance of visual inspection, past performance, visual and audible evidence

of wear, as well as the degree of maintenance employed shall be the factors used in determining the condition code of

the machine. The ability of the machine to repeat or consistently produce items of uniform size to established tolerances

(roundness, concentricity, parallelism, or flatness) may be observed. The results of the visual inspection shall be

recorded and verified on documents conforming to the requirements specified on the applicable TMS.

(a)

Inspection shall be performed before production stops.

(b) The machine condition should be discussed with the operator and maintenance personnel to determine

any machine peculiarities.

the various mechanisms, wiring, and components, shall be accomplished.

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