Q7.
What is used to track all outstanding
maintenance actions?
Q8.
How is the priority section of the ALRE MAF
card annotated?
Q9.
The ALRE MAF is divided into how many
areas?
Q10.
What copy of the ALRE MAF is retained by
QA?
ALRE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Describe the role
of maintenance support pertaining to main-
tenance.
The maintenance support branch is a key element
in the day-to-day operation of V-2 division; it
establishes a single point of maintenance expertise and
capability in the division. The maintenance support
branch is manned by senior, experienced ABEs and
EMs (catapult/arresting gear electricians) whose
training and background provide the necessary skills
and knowledge to maintain ALRE equipment in a fully
operational and safe status.
The primary role of the maintenance support (MS)
branch is to assist cognizant operating work centers by
providing
technical
expertise
in
performing
maintenance or repairs on certain critical equipment.
The designated critical equipment includes systems,
components, assemblies, subassemblies, and parts that
the failure or improper operation of can result in aircraft
loss, equipment loss, or personnel injury.
Since MS personnel are assigned to assist in
maintenance performed by an operating work center,
the cognizant work center supervisor, who has the
responsibility for the operation and upkeep of the
equipment, also retains the overall responsibility for
maintenance performed on the critical equipment
previously mentioned.
For this reason, the cognizant operating work
center must document the maintenance action on the
2-part
MAF,
including
all
maintenance
support
man-hours. In addition to this documentation, the MS
supervisor will independently track all man-hours
expended by maintenance support personnel on the
MAF card placed in the maintenance support VIDS
board. Following completion of the maintenance
action, the MS supervisor transcribes the number of
man-hours expended on a particular job and other
pertinent information onto a maintenance summary
sheet, which will be retained for 2 years for local use in
manpower
accounting.
The
information
on
the
summary sheet will include, as a minimum, the
following:
JCN
Equipment/system name
Description of discrepancy
Description of corrective action
Total number of man-hours expended
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Q11.
What is the primary role of maintenance
support?
Q12.
How long must the maintenance summery
sheet be retained by maintenance support?
TOOL CONTROL PROGRAM (TCP)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Describe some
benefits of the tool control program.
The maintenance support supervisor is also
responsible for the management of the division's tool
control program (TCP), under the direction of the
maintenance officer. The TCP was established to
reduce the potential of tool-related foreign object
damage (FOD) mishaps and to reduce the cost of tool
replacement. This program allows you to rapidly
account for all tools before, during, and after
completing a maintenance task.
The TCP is based on the instant inventory concept
through the use of a family of specialized tool
containers. All tools have individual silhouetted
locations to highlight a missing tool. An inventory list
is also included in each container. On containers or tool
pouches that cannot be silhouetted, an inventory list is
attached, providing a means for the tool room operator
and the maintenance man to inventory tools upon issue
from and return to the tool room. This inventory system
allows you to quickly determine that all tools have been
issued to perform a specific maintenance task and all
have been returned to the tool room upon completion of
the maintenance. Additional benefits of the TCP are the
following:
Reduced initial outfitting and tool replacement
costs
Reduced tool pilferage
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