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MAINTENANCE
ALLOCATION
Section
I.
INTRODUCTION
1.
General.
This
appendix
provides
a
summary
of
the
maintenance
operations
for
It
authorizes
categories
of
maintenance
for
specific
the
AN/PSM-43.
maintenance
functions
on
repairable
items
and
components
and
the
tools
and
equipment
required
to
perform
each
function.
This
appendix
may
be
used
as
an
aid
in
planning
maintenance
operations.
2.
Maintenance
Function.
Maintenance
functions
will
be
limited
to
and
defined
as
follows:
Inspect.
To
determine
the
serviceability
of
an
item
by
comparing
a.
its
physical,
mechanical,
and/or
electrical
characteristics
with
established
standards
through
examination.
Test.
To
verify
serviceability
and
to
detect
incipient
failure
b.
by
measuring
mechanical
or
electrical
characteristics
of
an
item
and
comparing
those
characteristics
with
prescribed
standards.
Service.
Operations
required
periodically
to
keep
an
item
in
c.
proper
operating
condition,
i.e.,
to
clean
(decontaminate),
to
preserve,
to
drain,
to
paint,
or
to
replenish
fuel,
hydraulic
fluids,
or
compressed
air
supplies.
To
maintain,
within
prescribed
limits,
by
bringing
into
d . Adjust.
proper
or
exact
position,
or
by
setting
the
operating
characteristics
to
the
specified
parameters.
To
adjust
specified
variable
elements
of
an
item
to
bring
e.
Align.
about
optimum
or
desired
performance.
Calibrate.
To
determine
and
cause
corrections
to
be
made
or
to
f.
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.
Install.
The
act
of
emplacing,
seating,
or
fixing
into
position
g.
an
item,
part,
module
(component
or
assembly)
in
a
manner
to
allow
the
proper
functioning
of
the
equipment
or
system.
