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APPENDIX B
MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART
Section I. INTRODUCTION
B-1.
General.
a.
This section provides a general explanation of all maintenance and repair functions
authorized at various maintenance levels.
b.
The Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) in Section II designates overll responsi-
bility for the performance of maintenance functions on the identified end item or component.
The implementation of the maintenance functions upon the end item or component will be
consistent with the assigned maintenance functions.
c. Section III lists the special tools and test equipment required for each maintenance
function as referenced from Section II.
d.
Section IV contains supplemental instructions and explanatory notes for a particular
maintenance function.
B-2.
Maintenance Functions.
a.
Inspect. To determine the serviceability of an item by comparing its physical,
mechanical, and/or electrical characteristics with established standards through examination.
b.
Test. To verify serviceability and detect incipient failure by measuring the
mechanical or electrical characteristics of an item and comparing those characteristics with
prescribed standards.
c.
Service. Operations required periodically to keep an item in proper
condition, i.e., to clean (decontaminate), to preserve, to drain, to paint, or to
lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or compressed air supplies.
operating
replenish fuel,
d.
Adjust. To maintain, within prescribed limits, by bringing into proper or exact
position, or by setting the operating characteristics to specified parameters.
e. Alin. To adjust specified variable elements of an item to bring about optimum or
desired performance.
f
Calibrate. To determine and cause corrections to be made or to be adjusted on
instruments or test measuring and diagnostic equipment used in precision measurement.
Consists of comparisons 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.
g.
Install. The act of emplacing, seating, or
(component or assembly) in a manner to allow the
system.
fixing into position an item, part, or module
proper functioning of an equipment or
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