Explanation of Columns in Tools and Test Equipment Requirements

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B-3. Explanation of Columns in the MAC, Section II (cont).

b. Column 2, Component/Assembly. Column 2 contains the names of components,

assemblies,

and

subassemblies for which maintenance is authorized.

c. Column 3, Maintenance Function. Column 3 lists functions to be performed on the item listed in Column 2. (For

detailed explanation of these functions, see paragraph B-2.)

d. Column 4, Maintenance Category. Column 4 specifies, by the listing of a work time figure in the appropriate

subcolumn(s), the category of maintenance authorized to perform the function listed in Column 3. This figure represents

the active time required to perform that maintenance function at the indicated category of maintenance. The work time

figure represents the average time required to restore an item (assembly, subassembly, component, or end item) to a

serviceable condition under typical field operating conditions.

e. Column 5, Tools and Equipment. Column 5 specifies, by code, those common tool sets (not individual tools)

and special tools, TMDE, and support equipment required to perform the designated function.

f. Column 6, Remarks. This column shall, when applicable, contain a letter code, in alphabetic order, which

shall be keyed to the remarks contained in Section IV.

B-4. Explanation of Columns in Tools and Test Equipment Requirements, Section III.

a. Column 1, Reference Code. The tool and test equipment reference code correlates with a code in the MAC,

b. Column 2, Maintenance Category. The lowest category of maintenance authorized to use the tool The "O" code

corresponds to Aviation Unit Maintenance (AVUM), and the "F" code corresponds to Aviation Intermediate Maintenance

(AVIM).

c. Column 3, Nomenclature. Name or identification of the tool.

d. Column 4, National Stock Number. The National Stock Number of the tool.

B-5. Explanation of Columns in Remarks, Section IV.

a. Column 1, Reference Code. The code recorded in Column 6, Section II.

b. Column 2, Remarks. This column lists information pertinent to the maintenance function being performed as

indicated in the MAC, Section II.

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