TM 10-8340-205-13&PAPPENDIX BMAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHARTSECTION I. INTRODUCTIONB.1 THEARMYMAINTENANCESYSTEMMAC .a.This introduction (section I) provides a general explanation of all maintenance and repair functionsauthorized various maintenance levels under the standard Army Maintenance System concept.b.The Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) in section II designates overall authority and responsibility forthe performance of maintenance functions on the identified end item or component. The application of themaintenance( functions to the end item or component will be constant with the capacities and capabilities of thedesignated maintenance levels, which are shown in the MAC In column (4) as:Unit - includes two subcolumns, C (operator/crew) and O (unit) maintenance.Direct Support - includes an F subcolumn.General Support - includes an H subcolumn.Depot - includes an D subcolumn.c.Section III lists the tools and test equipment (both special tools and common tools sets) required foreach maintenance function as referenced from section II.d. Section IV contains supplemental instructions and explanatory notes for a particular maintenancefunction.B.2 MAINTENANCEFUNCTIONS .MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO AND DEFINED ASFOLLOWS:a.Inspect.To determine the serviceability of an item by comparing its physical, mechanical, and/orelectric characteristics with established standards through examination (i.e , by sight, sound, or feel).b.Test.To verify serviceability by measuring the mechanical or electrical characteristics of an item andcomparing those characteristics with prescribed standards.c.Service.Operations required periodically to keep an item in proper operating condition, i e., to dean(include decontamination, when required), to preserve, 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 bysetting the operating characteristics to specified parameters.e.Aline.To adjust specified variable elements of an item to bring about optimum or desiredperformance.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 twoinstruments, one of which is a certified standard of known accuracy, to detect and adjust any discrepancy in theaccuracy of the instrument being compared.g.Remove/Install.To remove and install the same item when required to perform service or othermaintenance functions. Install may be the act of emplacing, seating, or fixing into position a spare, repair part,or module (component or assembly) in a manner to allow the proper functioning of an equipment or system.h.Replace.To remove an unserviceable Item and install a serviceable counterpart in its place. Replaceis authorize by the MAC and is shown as the 3rd position code of the SMR code.B-1
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