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APPENDIX B
MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION
Section I. INTRODUCTION
B-1. General
technical publications. Overhaul is normally the highest
This appendix provides a summary of the maintenance
degree of maintenance performed by the Army.
operations covered in the equipment literature for Radio
Overhaul does not normally return an item to like new
condition.
Test Set AN/PRM-32.
It authorizes categories of
maintenance for specific maintenance functions on
g. Rebuild.
Consists of those services/actions
repairable items and components and the tools and
necessary for the restoration of unserviceable equipment
equipment required to perform each function. This
to a like-new condition in accordance with original
appendix may be used as an aid in planning
manufacturing standard Rebuild is the highest degree of
maintenance operations.
materiel maintenance applied to Army equipment. The
build operation includes the act of returning zero those
B-2. Maintenance Functions
age measurements (hours, mil etc.) considered in
Maintenance functions shall be limited to and defined as
classifying Army equipment components.
follows:
h. Repair.
The application of maintenance
a. Adjust.
Maintain within prescribed limits by
services (inspect, test, service, adjust, align calibrate,
bringing into proper or exact position, or by setting the
replace) or other maintenance corrections (welding,
operating characteristics to the specified parameters.
grinding, riveting, straightening, facing, remachining, or
b. Align. To adjust specified variable elements of
resurfacing) to store serviceability to an item by
an item to bring about optimum or desired performance.
correcting specific damage, fault, malfunction, or failure
c. Calibrate. To determine and cause corrections
in a part, subassembly, module/component/assembly,
end item or system.
to be made or to be adjusted on instruments or test
measuring and diagnostic equipment used in precision
i. Replace. The act of substituting a serviceable
measurement.
Consists of comparisons of two
like-type part, subassembly, module (component or
instruments, one of which is a certified standard of
assembly) in a manner to allow the proper functioning of
known accuracy, to detect and adjust any discrepancy in
an equipment/system.
the accuracy of the instrument being compared.
j. Service.
Operations required periodically to
d. inspect. To determine the serviceability of an
keep an item in proper operating condition; i.e., to clean,
item by comparing its physical, mechanical and/or
preserve,
drain,
paint,
or
to
replenish
electrical characteristics with established standards
fuel/lubricants/hydraulic fluids or compressed air
through examination.
supplies.
e. Install The act of emplacing, seating, or fixing
k. Test. To verify serviceability and to detect
into position an item, part, module (component or
incipient failure by measuring the mechanical or
assembly) in a manner to allow the proper functioning of
electrical characteristics of an item and comparing those
the equipment/system.
characteristics with prescribed standards.
f. Overhaul. That maintenance effort (service/
i. Symbols. The uppercase letter placed in the
action) necessary to restore an item to a completely
appropriate column indicates the lowest level at which
serviceable/operational condition as prescribed by
that particular maintenance function is to be performed.
maintenance standards (e.g., DMWR) in pertinent
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