SECTION I - Introduction

TM 10-3990-203-13&P

MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART

FOR

RAMP, MOBILE LOADING, 16,000 LB

MAGLINE MODEL MDS-16-92-36-6F-AS-12C

NSN 3990-01-121-7758

SECTION I - Introduction

This Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) designates responsi-

General:

bility for performance of maintenance functions to specific maintenance

categories.

Maintenance Functions:

Maintenance functions are defined as follows:

a. Inspect: To closely and critically examine (e.g., sight, sound, or

feel) an item to detect errors, flaws, wear, etc., and to determine its

condition and serviceability by comparing its physical, mechanical/electrical

characteristics within established standards.

b. Test: To verify serviceability and detect incipient failures by

measuring the mechanical or electrical characteristics of an item and

comparing those characteristics with prescribed standards.

Operations required periodically to keep an item in proper

c. Service:

operating condition; i.e., to clean (decontaminate), to preserve, to drain,

to paint or to replenish fuel, lubricants, 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.

e. Alogn: To adjust specified variable elements of an item to bring about

optimum or desired performance.

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