TM 11-6625-539-15-2
MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION
Section I. INTRODUCTION
C-1. General
ing, riveting, straightening, facing, remachining, or
resurfacing) to restore serviceability to an item by
This appendix provides a summary of the mainte-
correcting specific damage, fault, malfunction, or
nance operations for the Test Set, Transistor
failure in a part, subassembly, module/component/
TS-1836B/U. It authorizes categories of maintenance
assembly, end item or system. This function does not
for specific maintenance functions on repairable
include the trial and error replacement of running
items and components and the tools and equipment
spare type items such as fuses, lamps, or electron
required to perform each function. This appendix
tubes.
may be used as an aid in planning maintenance
operations.
j. Overhaul. That periodic maintenance effort
C-2. Maintenance Function
(service/action) necessary to restore an item to a
completely serviceable/operational condition as pre-
Maintenance functions will be limited to and defined
scribed by maintenance standards (e.g., DMWR) in
as follows:
appropriate technical publications. Overhaul is nor-
a. Inspect. To determine the serviceability of an
mally the highest degree of maintenance performed
item by comparing its physical, mechanical, and/or
by the Army. Overhaul does not normally return an
electrical characteristics with established standards
item to like-new condition.
through examination.
b. Test. To verify serviceability and to detect
k. Rebuild. Consists of those services/actions
incipient failure by measuring the mechanical or
necessary for the restoration of unserviceable
electrical characteristics of an item and comparing
equipment to a like-new condition in accordance with
those characteristics with prescribed standards.
c. Service. Operations required periodically to keep
original manufacturing standards. Rebuild is the
highest degree of material maintenance applied to
an item in proper operating condition; i.e., to clean,
Army equipment. The rebuild operation includes the
preserve, drain, paint, or to replenish fuel/
act of returning to zero those age measurements
lubricants/hydraulic fluids or compressed air
(hours, miles, etc.) considered in classifying Army
supplies.
d. Adjust. Maintain within prescribed limits by
equipment/components.
bringing into proper or exact position, or by setting
C-3. Column Entries
the operating characteristics to the specified
parameters.
a. Column 1, Group Number. Column 1 lists group
e. Align. To adjust specified variable elements of an
numbers, the purpose of which is to identify com-
item to about optimum or desired performance.
ponents, assemblies, subassemblies and modules
f. Calibrate. To determine and cause corrections to
with the next higher assembly.
be made or to be adjusted on instruments or test
b. Column 2, Component/Assembly. Column 2
contains the noun names of components, assemblies,
measuring and diagnostic equipment used in preci-
sion measurement. Consists of the comparison of two
subassemblies, and modules for which maintenance
instruments, one of which is a certified standard of
is authorized.
known accuracy, to detect and adjust any discrep-
c. Column 3, Maintenance Functions. Column 3
ancy in the accuracy of the instrument being
lists the functions to be performed on the item listed
compared.
in column 2. When items are listed without mainte
g. Install. The act of emplacing, seating, or fixing
nance functions, it is solely for purpose of having the
group numbers in the MAC and RPSTL coincide.
into position an item, part, module (component or
assembly) in a manner to allow the proper function-
d. Column 4, Maintenance Category. Column 4
ing of the equipment/system.
specifies, by the listing of a "worktime" figure in the
h. Replace. The act of substituting a serviceable
appropriate subcolumn(s), the lowest level of
like-type part, subassembly, model (component or
maintenance authorized to perform the function
assembly) for an unserviceable counterpart.
listed in column 3. This figure represents the active
i. Repair. The application of maintenance services
time required to perform that maintenance function
(inspect, test, service, adjust; align, calibrate, re-
at the indicated category of maintenance. If the
place) or other maintenance actions (welding, grind-
number or complexity of the tasks within the listed
