APPENDIX G MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION

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APPENDIX G

MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION

Section I. INTRODUCTION

G-l. General

services (inspect, test, service, adjust, align,

calibrate, replace) or other maintenance actions

This appendix provides a summary of the main-

(welding, grinding, riveting, straightening, facing,

tenance operations for Patch and Test Facility,

remachining, or resurfacing) to restore serviceability

Letterkenny Army Depot. It authorizes categories of

to an item by correcting specific damage, fault,

maintenance for specific maintenance functions on

malfunction, or failure in a part, subassembly,

repairable items and componenets and the tools and

module (component or assembly), end item, or

equipment required to perform each function. This

system. This function does not include the trial and

appendix may be used as an aid in planning main-

error replacement of running spare type items such

tenance operations.

as fuses, lamps, or electron tubes.

G-2. Maintenance Function

j Overhaul. That maintenance effort (serv-

Maintenance functions will be limited to and defined

ice/action) necessary to restore an item to a

as follows:

completely serviceable/operational condition as

a. Inspect. To determine the serviceability of an

prescribed by maintenance standards (i.e., DMWR)

item by comparing its physical, mechanical, and/or

in appropriate technical publications. Overhaul is

electrical characteristics with established standards

normally the highest degree of maintenance per-

through examination.

formed by the Army. Overhaul does not normally

b. Test. To verify serviceability and to detect

return an item to like new condition.

incipient failure by measuring the mechanical or

k. Rebuild. Consists of those services/actions

electrical characteristics of an item and comparing

necessary for the restoration of unserviceable

those characteristics with prescribed standards.

equipment to a like new condition in accordance with

c. Service. Operations required periodically to

original manufacturing standards. Rebuild is the

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

highest degree of materiel maintenance applied to

clean (decontaminate), to preserve, to drain, to

Army equipment. The rebuild operation includes the

paint, or to replenish fuel, lubricants, hydraulic

act of returning to zero those age measurements

fluids, or compressed air supplies.

(hours, miles, etc.). considered in classifying Army

d. Adjust. To maintain, within prescribed limits,

equipments/components.

by bringing into proper or exact position, or by

G-3. Column Entries

setting the operating characteristics to the specified

a. Column 1, Group Number. Column 1 lists

parameters.

group numbers, the purpose of which is to identify

e. Align. To adjust specified variable elements of

assemblies, subassemblies, and

components,

an item to bring about optimum or desired per-

modules with the next higher assembly.

formance .

b. Column 2, Component/Assembly. Column 2

f Calibrate. To determine and cause corections

contains the noun names of components, assemblies,

to be made or to be adjusted on instruments or test

subassemblies, and modules for which maintenance

measuring and diagnostic equipments used in

is authorized.

precision measurement. Consists of comparisons of

c. Column 3, Maintenance Functions. Column 3

two instruments, one of which is a certified standard

lists the functions to be performed on the item listed

of known accuracy, to detect and adjust any

in column 2. When items are listed without main-

discrepancy in the accuracy of the instrument being

tenance functions, it is solely for purpose of having

compared

the group numbers in the MAC and RPSTL coin-

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

cide.

fixing into position an item, part, module (com-

d. Column 4, Maintenance Category. Column 4

ponent or assembly) in a manner to allow the proper

specifies, by the listing of a "work time" figure in the

functioning of the equipment or system.

appropriate subcolumn(s) the lowest level of

h Replace. The act of substituting a serviceable

maintenance authorized to perform the function

like type part, subassembly, or module (component

listed in column 3. This figure represents the active

or assembly) for an unserviceable counterpart.

time required to perform that maintenance function

i Repair The application of maintenance

G-1