MAINTENANCE DIVISION/BRANCHThe part
of an activity responsible for the activitys aircraft
maintenance functions or the part of an aircraft
maintenance department responsible for a specific
part of the departments functions; for example,
repair of power plants. In the shore establishment,
stations responsible for only I-level and O-level
maintenance will have maintenance divisions of
operations or air departments.
MAINTENANCE FACILITYAny
building,
property, or space designed for, available to, or
used by aircraft maintenance activities. Use of the
term refers to shops, hangars, or parking areas, both
afloat and ashore, used primarily for aircraft
upkeep or rework purposes. Use of the term does
not refer to the organizations personnel,
responsibilities, or material (except installed
aircraft SE). Aircraft maintenance facilities are
classified by the levels of maintenance they are
designed for or used to support. The highest level is
established as the facilitys classification. This
classification does not necessarily indicate the
facility involved includes facilities for all the lower
levels of maintenance.
NOTE: The term aircraft maintenance facility
includes installed aircraft SE when applied to
Navy facilities. When applied to Marine Corps
facilities, it does not.
MAINTENANCE FACILITY MODULEStan-
dard design increments of aircraft maintenance
facilities that permit the construction of a facility
without additional design other than that of site
adaptation and orientation. There will be two
standard modules for use within the naval
establishment: intermediate and organizational as
required by the functional responsibility of the
aircraft maintenance activity or activities that will
be the tenant(s) of the facility involved.
MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONSA detailed state-
ment of the aircraft maintenance work of each
aircraft maintenance level. Maintenance functions
stem from maintenance tasks, are assigned by the
COMNAVAIRSYSCOM, and are classified as to
the aircraft maintenance levels to which they apply.
MAINTENANCE LEVELSMaintenance tasks
divided into the number of levels required so
common standards can be applied to the many and
varied aircraft maintenance activities of the
military establishment. They are increments of
which all maintenance activities are composed.
The three levels are: depot (D-level), intermediate
(I-level), and organizational (O-level).
MAINTENANCE PLANNINGThe
design,
method, or scheme for accomplishing an aircraft
mission or reaching an aircraft maintenance
objective or objectives.
MAINTENANCE PROCEDURESEstablished
methods for periodic checking and servicing of
items to prevent failure or to effect a repair.
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULEA plan of proce-
dures for carrying out specific jobs or projects in a
maintenance activitys maintenance program,
fixing the time when operations are to begin or be
completed.
MAINTENANCE STATUSThe classification or
condition of equipment undergoing preventive/
restorative action.
MAINTENANCE STATUS DISPLAY AND
RECORDING SYSTEMMonitors engine and
airframe operational status for unit failures,
cautions, and advisory conditions and sends this
information to the mission computer system for
processing on selected aircraft.
MAINTENANCE TASKIncremental maintenance
elements performed by maintenance personnel in
completing a maintenance action.
MAINTENANCE TYPESRework and upkeep are
the two basic types of aircraft maintenance
performed within the naval establishment without
distinction as to levels of maintenance. Rework is
performed only in the shore establishment. It may
be performed on any program aircraft (operating or
nonoperating), aircraft equipment, or aircraft SE. It
is performed only by industrial type activities
assigned the mission, task, or functional
responsibility of providing maintenance program
support. Rework is performed with both military
and civilian personnel and is managed by the
COMNAVAIRSYSCOM. Upkeep is performed
only on operating aircraft, aircraft equipment, or
aircraft SE. It is performed by military type
activities assigned aircraft or equipment or
assigned the mission, task, or functional
responsibility of providing direct support to such
activities. Upkeep is normally performed with
military personnel and is managed by major
operating commands.
MAIRMaster Aircraft Inventory Record.
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