APPENDIX B MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART

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APPENDIX B

MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART

PROCESSOR, SIGNAL DATA

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Section I.

INTRODUCTION

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GENERAL

This section provides a general explanation of all maintenance and repair

functions authorized at various maintenance categories.

b. The Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) in section II designates overall

authority and responsibility for the performance of maintenance functions on the

identified end item or component. The application of the maintenance functions to

the end item or component will be consistent with the capacities and capabilities

of the designated maintenance categories.

c. Section III lists the tools and test equipment (both special tools and

common tool sets) required for each maintenance function as referenced from

section II.

d. Section IV contains supplemental instructions and explanatory notes for a

particular maintenance function.

MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS. Maintenance functions will be limited to and

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defined as follows:

a. Inspect. To determine the serviceability of an item by comparing its

physical, mechanical and/or electrical characteristics with established standards

through examination (e.g., by sight, sound, or feel).

b. Test. To verify serviceability by measuring the mechanical, pneumatic,

hydraulic electrical characteristics of an item and comparing those charac-

teristics with prescribed standards.

c. Service. Operations required periodically to keep an item in proper

operating condition, i.e., to clean (includes decontaminate, when required), to

preserve, to drain, to paint, or to replenish fuel, lubricants, chemical fluids,

or gases.

d. Adjust. To maintain or regulate, within prescribed limits, by bringing

into proper or exact position, or by setting the operating characteristics to

specified parameters.

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

optimum or desired performance.

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