ARMY TM 10-8340-224-13AIR FORCE TO 35E5–6-1NAVY NAVFAC-P-337.AAPPENDIX BMAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHARTSection I. IntroductionB-1. GENERAL.a. This section provides a general explanation of allmaintenance and repair functions authorized at variousmaintenance categories.b. The Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) in section IIdesignates overall authority and responsibility for theperformance of maintenance functions on the identified end itemor component. The application of the maintenance functions to theend item or component will be consistent with the capacities andcapabilities of the designated maintenance categories.c. Section III lists the tools and test equipment (bothspecial tools and common tool sets) required for each maintenancefunction as referenced from section II.d. Section IV contains supplemental instructions andexplanatory notes for a particular maintenance function.B-2. MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS. Maintenance functions will be limitedto and defined as follows:a. Inspect. To determine the serviceability of an item bycomparing its physical, mechanical and/or electricalcharacteristics with established standards through examination.b. Test. To verify serviceability and to detect incipientfailure by measuring the mechanical or electrical characteristicsof an item and comparing those characteristics with prescribedstandards.c.Service. Operations required periodically to keep an itemin proper operational condition, i.e., to clean (decontaminate),to preserve, to drain, to paint, or to replenish fuel,lubricants,hydraulic fluids, or compressed air supplies.d. Adjust. To maintain, within prescribed limits, by bringinginto proper or exact position, or by setting the operatingcharacteristics to the specified parameters.e. Align. To adjust specified variable elements of an item tobring about optimum or desired performance.B-1
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