TM 32-5865-010-24&P
MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART
Section I.
INTRODUCTION
General.
a. The maintenance allocation chart identifies the maintenance
It assigns each of those
operations that must be performed.
operations to the lowest level of maintenance authorized to perform
the complete task, or any part of the task, in terms of availability
of time, tools, test and support equipment, skills and employment of
the subsystem.
b. The Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) in Section II
designates overall responsibility for the performance of maintenance
functions for the Direction Finder Control-Indicator C-10144/ALQ-151.
c.
Section III lists the special tools and test equipment
required for each maintenance function as referenced from Section II.
Maintenance Functions.
To determine the serviceability of an item by
Inspect.
a.
comparing its physical, mechanical and/or electrical characteristics
with established standards through examination.
To verify serviceability and detect incipient failure
b. Test.
by measuring the mechanical or electrical characteristics of an item
and comparing those characteristics with prescribed standards.
Operations required periodically to keep an item in
c. Service.
proper operating condition; i.e., to clean (decontaminate) , preserve,
drain, paint or replenish fuel, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or
compressed air supplies.
To maintain, within prescribed limits, by bringing
d. Adjust.
into proper or exact position, or by setting the operating
characteristics to specified parameters.
To adjust specified variable elements of an item to
e. Align.
bring about optimum or desired performance.
To determine and cause corrections to be made or
f. Calibrate.
to be adjusted on--instruments or test, measuring and diagnostic
equipments 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.
The act of emplacing, seating, or fixing into
Install.
g.
position an item, part, or module (component or assembly) in a manner
to allow the proper functioning of an equipment or system.
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