CHAPTER 6
THE AIRCRAFT LAUNCH AND RECOVERY
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (ALREMP)
As an ABE, you will find that most of your duties
will be performing preventive maintenance, or the
supervision of maintenance, on catapults, arresting
gear, visual landing aid (VLA) and their associated
equipment. At times you may also be assigned to one of
the support branches of V-2 division, such as
maintenance control, maintenance support, or material
control. Regardless of your assignment and specific
duties, you will need a working knowledge of the
Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Main-
tenance Program (ALREMP).
The primary objective of the ALREMP is to
achieve and sustain maximum operational readiness of
aircraft launch and recovery equipment in support of
carrier flight operations and to achieve and maintain a
zero maintenance error rate through the use of
standardized procedures, a dynamic quality assurance
program,
and
analytical
review
of
maintenance
documentation and records.
MAINTENANCE, LEVELS,
RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TYPES
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES:
Identify
organizational, intermediate, and depot level
maintenance.
Identify
the
maintenance
concepts peculiar to each of the three levels of
maintenance. Recognize upkeep and overhaul
maintenance.
The term maintenance has a very general meaning.
It could mean maintenance that can be performed in
minutes at the work center, or organizational level, or it
could mean maintenance that requires months of
overhaul in an industrial-type facility at the depot level.
We need more than the word maintenance to indicate
that a specific type of maintenance must be ac-
complished.
MAINTENANCE LEVELS
All
aircraft
launch
and
recovery
equipment
(ALRE) maintenance functions are divided into one of
three distinct maintenance levels: organizational,
intermediate, or depot. To determine at which level
maintenance tasks must be accomplished, you must
refer to the appropriate technical manual. Maintenance
tasks are assigned according to the complexity, scope,
and range of the work to be performed. This allows
maintenance to be performed at the lowest practical
level in order to maintain required readiness and
material condition. The three levels of maintenance are
explained in the following paragraphs.
Organizational Maintenance
Organizational or O-level maintenance is the
maintenance that is normally done by the catapult and
arresting gear crews. In some cases organizational
maintenance may be done by intermediate or depot
activities. O-level maintenance tasks are grouped under
the following categories:
Inspection, operation, and servicing as defined
and required by PMS
Corrective and preventive maintenance, in-
cluding on-equipment repair and removal/
replacement of defective parts
Incorporation of technical directives (TDs)
within prescribed limitations
Record keeping and report writing
Intermediate Maintenance
Intermediate or I-level maintenance is done by
designated maintenance activities in support of fleet
units. The aircraft intermediate maintenance depart-
ment (AIMD) on aircraft carriers is an example of such
activities. I-level maintenance includes the following
functions and services:
Repair, test, inspection, and modification of
ALRE components and related equipment
Manufacture of selected and nonavailable parts
Incorporation of technical directives within
prescribed limitations
Calibration of designated equipment
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