C 13, TM 9-2350-230-12
APPENDIX III
MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART
Section C-1. GENERAL
NOTE. All references to M551A1 in this appendix pertain to vehicles equipped with laser range finder.
C-1.
General
The implementation of field maintenance tasks upon this
end item or component will be consistent with the
This Maintenance Chart designates overall responsibility
assigned maintenance operations in section C-2.
for the performance of maintenance functions on the
AR/AAV, M551, M551A1, or a component.
C-2.
Maintenance Functions
Operation
Definition
INSPECT
To determine serviceability of an item by comparing
its physical, mechanical, and electrical characteris-
tics with established standards.
TEST
To verify serviceability and to detect electrical or
mechanical failure by use of test equipment.
SERVICE
To clean, to preserve, to charge, to paint, to drain,
and to add fuel, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, cooling
agents, deicing fluids, and air.
ADJUST
To rectify to the extent necessary to bring into pro-
per operating range.
ALIGN
To adjust specified variable elements of an item to
bring to optimum performance.
CALIBRATE
To determine the corrections to be made in the read-
ings of instruments or test equipment used in precise
measurement. Consists of the comparison of two in-
struments, 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.
C-1