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D-1. General
This appendix provides a summary of the
maintenance operations
authorizes categories of maintenance for specific
maintenance functions
components and the tools and equipment required to
perform each function. This appendix may be used as
an aid in planning maintenance operations.
D-2. Maintenance Function
Maintenance functions will be limited to and de, ed as
follows:
a. Inspect. To determine the serviceability of
an item by comparing its physical, mechanical, and/ or
electrical characteristics with established standards
through examination.
b. Test. To verify serviceability and to
detect incipient failure by measuring the mechanical or
electrical characteristics of an item and comparing those
characteristics with prescribed standards.
c. Service.
to keep an item in proper operating conditions, i.e., to
clean (decontaminate), to preserve, to drain, to paint, or
to replenish fuel, lubricants,
compressed air supplies.
d. Adjust To maintain, within prescribed
limits, by bringing into proper or exact position, or by
setting the operating characteristics to the specie's
parameters.
e. Align. To
elements of an item to bring about optimum or desired
performance.
f. Calibrate. To
corrections , o be made or to be adjusted on instruments
or test measuring and diagnostic equipments used
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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
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the accuracy of the instrument being compared.
and
fixing into position an item, part, module (component or
assembly) in a manner to allow the proper functioning of
the equipment or system.
serviceable like type part, subassembly, or module
(component
counterpart.
services (inspect, test, service, adjust, align, calibrate,
replace)
grinding, riveting, straightening, facing, remachining, or
resurfacing) to restore serviceability to an item by
correcting specific damage, fault, malfunction, or failure
in a part, subassembly,
assembly), end item, or system
(service/ action) necessary to restore an item to a
completely
prescribed by maintenance standards (i.e
or
appropriate technical publications. Overhaul is normally
the highest degree of maintenance performed by the
Army. Overhaul does not normally return an item to like
new condition.
necessary for the restoration of unserviceable equipment
to a like new condition in accordance with original
variable
manufacturing standards. Rebuild is the highest degree
of materiel maintenance applied to Army equipment.
The rebuild operation includes the act of returning to zero
those age measurements (hours, miles, etc.) considered
cause
in classifying Army equipments/ components.
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g. Install. The act of emplacing, seating, or
h. Replace. The act
or assembly)
i. Repair. The application of maintenance
or other maintenance
module (component or
j . Overhaul. That
serviceable/operational
k. Rebuild. Consists of those services actions
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for an unserviceable
actions (welding,
maintenance effort
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