APPENDIX B MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION - TM-11-5895-1179-130076

TM 11-5895-1179-13 EE132-EA-OMP-010/E106 KY883 TO 31S1-2GGSC-161

APPENDIX B

MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION

Section I. INTRODUCTION

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General

This appendix provides a summary of the maintenance operations for KY-883/GSC. It authorizes categories of

maintenance for specific maintenance functions on repairable items and components and the tools and equipment

required to perform each function . This appendix may be used as an aid in planning maintenance operations .

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Maintenance Functions

Maintenance functions will be limited to and defined as follows:

a. Inspect. To determine the serviceability of an item by comparing its physical, mechanical, and electrical

characteristics with established standards through examination.

b. Test. -To verify serviceability and to detect incipient failure by measuring the mechanical or electrical

characteristics of an item and comparing these characteristics with prescribed standards. Precise identification of the

specific incipient failure is accomplished by troubleshooting/fault location of the repairable item to identify the failed

component.

c. Service. Operations required periodically to keep an item in proper operating condition such as to clean, to

preserve, to paint, or to lubricate.

d. Adjust. Maintain within prescribed limits by bringing-into proper or exact position, or by setting the operating

characteristics to the specified parameters.

e. Aliqn. To adjust specified variable elements of an item to bring about optimum or desired performance.

Calibrate. To determine and cause corrections to be made in the readings of instruments or test equipment

used in precise measurement. Consists of the comparison of two instruments, one of which is a certified

standard of known accuracy, to detect and adjust any discrepancy in the accuracy of the instrument being

compared with the certified standard.

g. Install. To set up for use in an operational environment such as a site or vehicle.

h. Replace. To replace unserviceable items with serviceable like items.

Repair. To restore an item to serviceable condition through correction of a specific failure or unserviceable

condition. This function includes, but is not limited to welding, grinding, riveting, straightening, and

replacement of running spare type items such as fuses and indicators.

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