TM 32-5835-005-14 & P
MAINTENANCE
ALLOCATION
CHART
SECTION 1.
INTRODUCTION
d. Adjust. To maintain, within
GENERAL
B-1.
prescribed limits, by bringing into
a. This section provides a general
proper or exact position, or by setting
the operating characteristics to
explanation of all maintenance and re-
pair functions authorized at various
specified parameters.
maintenance levels.
e. Align. To adjust specified
b. The Maintenance Allocation
variable elements of an item to bring
about optimum or desired performance.
Chart (MAC) in section II designates
overall responsibility for the perfor-
f. Calibrate. To determine and
mance of maintenance functions on the
identified end item or component. The
cause corrections to be made or to be
adjusted on instruments or test
implementation of the maintenance
measuring and diagnostic equipment used
functions upon the end item or com-
in precision measurement. Consists of
ponent will be consistent with the
comparisons of two instruments, one of
assigned maintenance functions.
which is a certified standard of known
c. Section III lists the special
accuracy, to detect and adjust any
discrepancy in the accuracy of the
tools and test equipment required for
instrument being compared.
each maintenance function as referenced
from section II.
Install. The act of emplacing,
g.
d. Section IV contains supple-
seating, or fixing into position an
item, part, or module (component or
mental instructions and explanatory
assembly) in a manner to allow the
notes for a particular maintenance
function.
proper functioning of an equipment or
system.
B-2. MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS
h. Replace.
The act of substi-
a. Inspect. To determine the
tuting a serviceable like type part,
serviceability of an item by comparing
subassembly, or module (component or
its physical, mechanical and/or
assembly) for an unserviceable
electrical characteristics with
counterpart.
established standards through examina-
i. Repair.
The application of
tion.
maintenance services or other mainte-
b. Test. To verify serviceability
nance actions to restore serviceability
and detect incipient failure by
to an item by correcting specific
measuring the mechanical or electrical
damage, fault, malfunction, or failure
characteristics of an item and com-
in a part, subassembly, module
paring those characteristics with
(component or assembly), end item, or
prescribed standards.
system.
That maintenance
j. Overhaul.
c. Service. Operations required
periodically to keep an item in proper
effort (services/actions) necessary to
restore an item to a completely ser-
operating condition, i.e., to clean
(decontaminate), to preserve, to drain,
viceable/operational condition as
to paint, or to replenish fuel,
prescribed by maintenance standards
(ie., DMWR) in appropriate technical
pressed air supplies.
publications. Overhaul is normally
the highest degree of maintenance
performed by the Army. Overhaul does