217.210
Figure 3-1.—Typica1 silhouette toolbox.
6. That tools of poor quality are reported to
FLEMATSUPPO via CAT II QDRs.
7. That VIDS/MAFs are annotated with a tool
container number and appropriate initials are obtained
following task completion/work stoppage.
8. That the department’s tool control environment is
maintained when work is to be performed by contractor
maintenance teams or depot field teams. A QAR will
brief field team/contractor supervisor/ leader(s) upon
their arrival regarding the activity’s TCP. Depot teams
working in O- or I-level facilities will comply with the
host activity’s TCP.
WORK CENTER RESPONSIBILITIES
All
work
center
supervisors
have
specific
responsibilities under the TCP. All tool containers
should have a lock and key as part of their inventory.
The supervisor should be aware of the location of each
container’s keys and have a way of controlling them.
When work is to be completed away from the work
spaces (for example, the flight line/flight deck),
complete tool containers, not a handful of tools, should
be taken to the job. If more tools are needed than the
tool container contains, tool tags can be used to check
out tools from other tool containers in the work center
or from another work center. The following is a list of
additional responsibilities of the work center
supervisor:
1. Upon task assignment, note the number of the
tool container on copy 1 of the VIDS/MAF, left of the
accumulated work hours section. A sight inventory will
be conducted by the technician prior to commencement
of each task, and all shortages will be noted. Every
measure must be taken to ensure that missing tools do
not become a cause of FOD. Inventories will also be
performed before a shift change, when work stoppage
occurs, after maintenance has been completed, and
before conducting an operational systems check on the
equipment.
2. When all tools are accounted for and all
maintenance actions have been completed, the work
center supervisor signs the VIDS/MAF, signifying that
maintenance has been completed and that all tools
have been accounted for.
3. If any tool is found to be missing during the
required inventories, conduct an immediate search
prior
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