The maintenance functions

The maintenance functions are defined as follows:

A - INSPECT . To determine serviceability of an item by comparing

its physical, mechanical, and electrical characteristics with

established standards.

B - TEST . To verify serviceability and to detect electrical or

mecanical failure by use of test equipment.

c - SERVICE . To clean, to preserve, to charge, to paint, and

to add fuel, lubricants, cooling agents, and air.

D - ADJUST . To rectify to the extent necessary to bring into

proper operating range.

E - ALIGN . To adjust specified variable elements of an item to

bring to optimum performance.

F - CALIBRATE. To determine the corrections to be made in the

readings of instruments or test equipment used in precise

measurement. Consists of the 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 with the certified standard.

G - INSTALL. To set up for use in an operational environment

such as an emplacement, site, or vehicle.

H - REPLACE . To replace unserviceable items with serviceable

like items.

I - REPAIR . Those maintenance operations necessary to restore

an item to serviceable condition through correction of ma-

terial damage or a specific failure. Repair may be accomp-

lished at each category of maintenance.

J - OVERHAUL . Normally, the highest degree of maintenance per-

formed by the Army in order to minimize time work in process

is consistent with quality and economy of operation. It

consists of that maintenance necessary to restore an item

to completely serviceable condition as prescribed by main-

tenance standards in technical publications for each item

of equipment. Overhaul normally does not return an item to

like new, zero mileage, or zero hour condition.

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