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INTRODUCTION - Continued
The remarks Table 3 (immediately following the tools and test equipment requirements) contains supplemental
instructions and explanatory notes for a particular maintenance function.
Maintenance Functions
Maintenance functions are limited to, and defined by the following:
1.
Inspect. To determine the serviceability of an item by comparing its physical, mechanical, and/or
electrical characteristics with established standards through examination (e.g., by sight, sound, or feel).
This includes scheduled inspection and gaugings, and evaluation of cannon tubes.
2.
Test. To verify serviceability by measuring the mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, or electrical
characteristics of an item and comparing those characteristics with prescribed standards on a scheduled
basis, i.e., load testing of lift devices and hydrostatic testing of pressure hoses.
3.
Service. Operations required periodically to keep an item in proper operating condition; e.g., to clean
(includes decontaminate, when required), to preserve, to drain, to paint, or to replenish fuel, lubricants,
chemical fluids, or gases. This includes scheduled exercising and purging of recoil mechanisms. The
following are examples of service functions:
a.
Unpack. To remove from packing box for service or when required for the performance of
maintenance operations.
b.
Repack. To return item to packing box after service and other maintenance operations.
c.
d.
Touch up. To spot paint scratched or blistered surfaces.
e.
Mark. To restore obliterated identification.
4.
Adjust. To maintain or regulate, within prescribed limits, by bringing into proper position, or by setting the
operating characteristics to specified parameters.
5.
Align. To adjust specified variable elements of an item to bring about optimum or desired performance.
6.
Calibrate. To determine and cause corrections to be made or to be adjusted on instruments of test,
measuring, and diagnostic equipment used 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 the accuracy of the instrument being compared.
7.
Remove/Install. To remove and install the same item when required to perform service or other
maintenance functions. Install may be the act of emplacing, seating, or fixing into position a spare, repair
part, or module (component or assembly) in a manner to allow the proper functioning of an equipment
or system.
8.
Paint (Ammunition Only). To prepare and spray color coats of paint so that the ammunition can be
identified and protected. The color indicating primary use is applied, preferably, to the entire exterior
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