TM 55-2835-208-23
B-2
Use of the Maintenance Allocation Chart (Section II)
a .
Note
Nomenclature
used
throughout
the MAC
a r e
approved
item
names.
Those
terms/nomenclatures expressed
i n p a r e n t h e s es
are
generic
in
nature
and
are
not
to
be
considered
as
o f f i c i a l t e r m i n o l o g y.
The Maintenance Allocation Chart assign maintenance functions based on
past experience and the following consideration:
( 1 ) S k i l l s a v a i l a b l e.
(2) Work time required .
(3) Tools and test equipment required and/or available .
b.
The assigned levels of maintenance authorized to perform a maintenance
function are indicated.
c.
A maintenance
function
a s s i g n e d t o a
maintenance
category
w i ll
automatically be authorized to be performed at any higher maintenance category.
d .
A m a i n t e n a n c e f u n c t i o n t h a t c a n n o t
b e p e r f o r m e d a t t h e a s s i g n e d
category of maintenance for any reason may
b e e v a c u a t e d t o t h e n e x t h i g h e r
maintenance
category.
Higher
maintenance
c a t e g o r i es
w i l l
perform
t h e
maintenance functions of lower maintenance categories when required or directed
by the commander that has the authority to direct such tasking.
e .
The assignment
o f a m a i n t e n a n c e f u n c t i o n w i l l n o t b e c o n s t r u e d as
a u t h o r i z a t i o n t o c a r r y t h e r e l a t e d r e p a i r p a r t s o r s p a r e s i n s t o c k .
Information
t o r e q u i s i t i o n o r o t h e r w i s e
s e c u r e t h e n e c e s s a r y r e p a i r p a r t s w i l l b e a s
specified in the associated Repair Parts and Special Tools List (RPSTL).
f .
N o r m a l l y t h e r e w i l l b e n o d e v i a t i o n f r o m t h e a s s i g n e d l e v e l of
maintenance.
I n c a s e s o f o p e r a t i o n a l n e c e s s i t y,
maintenance functions assigned
to a maintenance level may,
on a one-time basis and at the request of the lower
maintenance level, be specifically authorized by the maintenance officer of the
l e v e l o f m a i n t e n a n c e t o w h i c h t h e f u n c t i o n i s a s s i g n e d.
T h e s p e c i a l t o o l s ,
equipment,
e t c . r e q u i r e d by
t h e l o w e r l e v e l o f m a i n t e n a n c e
t o p e r f o r m t h i s
f u n c t i o n w i l l b e f u r n i s h e d b y t h e m a i n t e n a n c e l e v e l t o w h i c h t h e f u n c t i o n i s
assigned .
This transfer of a maintenance function to a lower maintenance level
d o e s n o t r e l i e v e t h e h i g h e r m a i n t e n a n ce
l e v e l o f t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t he
f u n c t i o n .
T h e h i g h e r l e v e l o f m a i n t e n a n c e w i l l p r o v i d e t e c h n i c a l s u p e r v i s i on
and inspection of the function being performed at the lower level.
g .
C h a n g e s to
t h e
Maintenance
A l l o c a t i on
Chart
w i l l b e
b a s e d o n
c o n t i n u i n g e v a l u a t i o n a n d a n a l y s is
b y r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l p e r s o n n e l a n d on
r e p o r t s r e c e i v e d f o r m f i e l d a c t i v i t i e s .
B-3
