TM 5-4310-386-14APPENDIX BMAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHARTSection I. INTRODUCTIONB-1. GeneralThis appendix provides a summary of the maintenance operations for the Compressor Unit 20 CFM, 3200 psi. Itauthorizes levels of maintenance for specific maintenance functions on repairable items and components and the toolsand equipment required to perform each function. This appendix may be used as an aid in planning maintenanceoperations.B-2. Maintenance FunctionsMaintenance functions will be limited to and defined as follows:a. Inspect.To determine the serviceability of an item by comparing its physical, mechanical, and/or electricalcharacteristics with established standards through examination.b. Test.To verify serviceability and to detect incipient failure by measuring the mechanical or electricalcharacteristics of an item and comparing those characteristics with prescribed standards.c. Service.Operations required periodically to keep an item in proper operating condition, i.e., to clean(decontaminate), to preserve, to drain, to paint, or to replenish fuel, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or compressed airsupplies.d. Adjust.To maintain, within prescribed limits, by bringing into proper or exact position, or by setting theoperating characteristics to the specified parameters.e. Aline.To adjust specified variable elements of an item to bring about optimum or desired performance.f. Calibrate. To determine and cause corrections to be made or to be adjusted on instruments or test measuringand diagnostic equipments used in precision measurement. Consists of comparisons of two instruments, one of which isa certified standard of known accuracy, to detect and adjust any discrepancy in the accuracy of the instrument beingcompared.g. Install. The act of emplacing, seating, or fixing into position an item, part, module (component or assembly) in amanner to allow the proper functioning of the equipment or system.h. Replace.The act of substituting a serviceable like type part, subassembly, or module (component or assembly)for an unserviceable counterpart.i. Repair.The application of maintenance services (inspect, test, service, adjust, align, calibrate, replace) or othermaintenance actions (welding, grinding, riveting, straightening, facing, remachining, or resurfacing) to restoreserviceability to an item by correcting specific damage, fault, malfunction, or failure in a part, subassembly, module(component or assembly), end item, or system.B-1
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