MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART
Section I. INTRODUCTION
H-General support maintenance
1. General
D-Depot maintenance
a. This section provides a general explana-
The maintenance functions are defined as fol-
tion of all maintenance and repair functions
lows :
authorized at various maintenance levels.
A-INSPECT.
To determine serviceability
b. Section II designates overall responsibil-
of an item by comparing
ity for the performance of maintenance func-
its physical, mechanical,
tions on the identified end item or component.
and electrical character-
The implementation of the maintenance func-
istics with established
tions upon the end item or component will be
standards.
consistent with the assigned maintenance func-
T o v e r i f y serviceability
B-TEST.
tions.
and to detect electrical or
c. No special tools or test equipment re-
mechanical failure by use
quired for maintenance functions.
of test equipment.
d. Section III contains supplemental in-
To clean, to preserve, to
C-SERVICE.
structions, explanatory notes and/or illustra-
charge, to paint, and to
tions required for a particular maintenance
add fuel, lubricants, cool-
function.
ing agents, and air.
2. Explanation of Columns in Section II
To rectify to the extent
D-ADJUST.
a. Group Number. Column 1. The function-
necessary to bring into
al group is a numerical group set up on a
proper operating range.
functional basis. The applicable functional
To adjust specified variable
E-ALIGN.
grouping indexes (obtained from TB 705-
elements of an item to
93-1, Functional Grouping Codes) are listed
bring to optimum per-
on the MAC in the appropriate numerical se-
formance.
quence. These indexes are normally set up in
F - C A L I B R A T E . To determine the correc-
accordance with their function and proximity
tions to be made in the
to each other.
readings of instruments
b. Functional Group. Column 2. This col-
or test equipment used in
umn contains a brief description of the com-
measurement.
precise
ponents of each functional group.
Consists of the compari-
sons of two instruments,
c. Maintenance Functions. Column 3. This
one of which is a certi-
column lists the various maintenance functions
fied standard of known
(A through K) and indicates the lowest main-
accuracy, to detect and
tenance category authorized to perform these
adjust any discrepancy
functions. The symbol designations for the
in the accuracy of the
various maintenance categories are as follows:
instrument being com-
C-Operator or crew
pared with the certified
O-Organizational maintenance
standard.
F-Direct support maintenance
