APPENDIX D MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION

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APPENDIX D

MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION

Section I. INTRODUCTION

Repair. The application of maintenance

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General

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

This appendix provides a summary of the maintenance

replace) or other maintenance actions (welding, grinding,

operations for AN/MYK-8(V)1 and AN/MYK-8(V)3. It

riveting,

straightening,

facing,

remachining,

authorizes categories of maintenance for specific

resurfacing) to restore serviceability to an item by

maintenance functions on repairable items and

correcting specific damage, fault, malfunction, or failure

components and the tools and equipment required to

in a part, subassembly, module (component or

perform each function. This appendix may be used as an

assembly), end item, or system.

aid in planning maintenance operations.

Overhaul.

That maintenance effort

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Maintenance Function

(service/action) necessary to restore an item to a

Maintenance functions will be limited to and de- fined as

completely

serviceable,/operational

condition

follows:

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

a. Inspect. To determine the serviceability of

appropriate technical publications. Overhaul is normally

an item by comparing its physical, mechanical, and/or

the highest degree of maintenance performed by the

electrical characteristics with established standards

Army. Overhaul does not normally return an item to like

through examination.

new condition.

b. Test. To verify serviceability and to detect

k. Rebuild. Consists of those services/actions

incipient failure by measuring the mechanical or

necessary for the restoration of unserviceable equipment

electrical characteristics of an item and comparing those

to a like new condition in accordance with original

characteristics with prescribed standards.

manufacturing standards. Rebuild is the highest degree

c. Service. Operations required periodically to

of material maintenance applied to Army equipment.

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

The rebuild operation includes the act of returning to zero

(decontaminate), to preserve, to drain, to paint, or to

those age measurements (hours, miles, etc.) considered

replenish fuel, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or compressed

in classifying Army equipment/components.

air supplies.

d. Adjust.

To maintain, within prescribed

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Column Entries

limits, by bringing into proper or exact position, or by

a. Column 1, Groutp Number. Column 1 lists

setting the operating characteristics to the specified

group numbers, the purpose of which is to identify

parameters.

components, assemblies, subassemblies, and modules

e. Align.

To adjust specified variable

with the next higher assembly.

elements of an item to bring about optimum or desired

b. Column 2, Component/Assembly. Column

performance.

2 contains the noun names of components, assemblies,

Calibrate.

To determine and cause

subassemblies, and modules for which maintenance is

corrections to be made or to be adjusted on instruments

authorized.

or test measuring and diagnostic equipments used in

c. Column 3, Maintenance Functions. Column

precision measurement. Consists of comparisons of two

3 lists the functions to be performed on the item listed in

instruments, one of which is a certified standard of

column 2. When items are listed without maintenance

known accuracy, to detect and adjust any discrepancy in

functions, it is solely for purpose of having the group

the accuracy of the instrument being compared.

numbers in the MAC and RPSTL coincide.

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

d. Column 4, Maintenance Category. Column

fixing into position an item, part, module (component or

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

assembly) in a manner to allow the proper functioning of

appropriate subcolumn(s), the lowest level of

the equipment or system.

maintenance authorized to perform the function listed in

h. Replace.

The act of substituting a

serviceable like type part, subassembly, or module

(component or assembly) for an unserviceable

counterpart.

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