Army Aviation Maintenance

1 ATP Army Aviation Maintenance OCTOBER 2020 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes ATP , dated 11 September 2017. Headquarters, Department of the Army This publication is available at the Army Publishing Directorate site ( ), and the Central Army Registry site ( ) ATP Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes ATP , dated 11 September 2017. i Army Techniques Publication No. ATP 3- Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, , 20 October 2020 Army Aviation Maintenance Contents Page vii INTRODUCTION .. ix Chapter 1 Maintenance FUNDAMENTALS .. 1-1 Section I General .. 1-1 Section II Two-Level Maintenance .. 1-3 Field Maintenance .. 1-4 Sustainment Maintenance .

2 1-4 Section III Aviation Maintenance Objectives .. 1-5 Command Emphasis .. 1-5 Measure of Effectiveness .. 1-6 Management Skills .. 1-13 Supervision .. 1-14 Motivation .. 1-14 Technical Skills .. 1-14 Section IV Problem, Plan, People, Parts, Time, Tools, and Training .. 1-15 Problem .. 1-15 Plan .. 1-16 1-16 Parts .. 1-17 Time .. 1-17 Tools .. 1-17 Training .. 1-17 Section V Maintenance Planning and Support .. 1-17 Aviation Maintenance Planning .. 1-17 Positioning Maintenance Support .. 1-18 Maintenance Collection Points .. 1-18 Chapter 2 Aviation Maintenance ORGANIZATIONS .. 2-1 Section I Aviation Field Maintenance Structure .. 2-1 Aviation Maneuver Company .. 2-1 Aviation Maintenance Company .. 2-1 Shadow Platoon .. 2-5 Shadow Platoon in Aviation Battalions .. 2-6 Contents ii ATP 20 October 2020 Gray Eagle Company.

3 2-6 Operational Contract Support .. 2-6 Aviation Support Company .. 2-7 Section II Strategic Maintenance Partners .. 2-10 United States Army Materiel 2-10 United States Army Aviation and Missile Command .. 2-11 Defense Logistics Agency .. 2-13 Army Communications-Electronics Command .. 2-14 Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group .. 2-14 Chapter 3 Aviation Maintenance OPERATIONS .. 3-1 Section I Aviation Leadership .. 3-1 Brigade Commander .. 3-1 Battalion/Squadron Commander .. 3-1 Aviation Support Battalion Commander .. 3-1 Maintenance and Support Company/Troop Commander .. 3-1 Section II Aviation Maintenance Leaders .. 3-2 Brigade Aviation Maintenance 3-2 Battalion Aviation Maintenance Officer .. 3-4 Maintenance Test Pilot .. 3-5 Maintenance Platoon And Section Leader .. 3-5 Aviation Maintenance Technician.

4 3-6 Noncommissioned Officer .. 3-6 Additional Maintenance Staff Roles .. 3-7 Section III Support Operations Section .. 3-8 Duties and Responsibilities .. 3-8 Supply Support Activity Interaction .. 3-9 Chapter 4 PRODUCTION CONTROL .. 4-1 Section I Duties and Responsibilities .. 4-1 Production Control Officer-in-Charge .. 4-1 Assistant Production Control Officer .. 4-2 Production Control Noncommissioned Officer-in-Charge .. 4-2 Production Control Clerk .. 4-2 Section II Production Control Operations .. 4-3 Meetings .. 4-3 Establishing Priorities of Work .. 4-6 Component Exchange .. 4-7 Unscheduled Maintenance Management .. 4-8 Scheduled Maintenance Management .. 4-8 Managing Aircraft Scheduling Flow .. 4-11 Operational Readiness Float .. 4-13 Section III Sustainment Information Systems Monitoring .. 4-13 Monitoring Not Mission Capable Supply Requisition Statuses.

5 4-13 Aircraft Transfers .. 4-14 Chapter 5 QUALITY 5-1 Section I Duties and Responsibilities .. 5-1 Quality Control Officer-in-Charge .. 5-1 Quality Control Noncommissioned Officer-in-Charge .. 5-1 Quality Control Technical Inspectors .. 5-1 Section II Management .. 5-2 Commander s Technical Inspector Integration .. 5-2 Delegation of Authority Orders .. 5-2 Contents 20 October 2020 ATP iii Limited Technical Inspector Appointment .. 5-3 Section III Responsibilities .. 5-3 Procedures .. 5-3 Aircraft and Component Inspections .. 5-3 Aircraft Weighing Requirements .. 5-6 Publications Program Management .. 5-7 Forms and Records Management .. 5-8 Procedures .. 5-11 Quality Control Equipment Support Programs .. 5-16 Section IV References and Publications Management .. 5-17 Federal Aviation Administration Publications.

6 5-17 Change, Revised, and Rescinded Publications .. 5-17 Section V Sustainment Information System Administration .. 5-19 Chapter 6 EQUIPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS .. 6-1 Section I Programs .. 6-1 Aviation Resource Management Survey Program .. 6-1 Army Enterprise Portal .. 6-2 Logistics Assistance Program .. 6-2 Contractor Engineering and Technical Services .. 6-3 Army Oil Analysis 6-4 Army Warranty Program .. 6-4 Foreign Object Damage Program .. 6-5 Aircraft Condition Evaluation Program .. 6-5 Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Team Program .. 6-5 Corrosion Prevention and Control Program .. 6-5 Command Supply Discipline Program .. 6-6 Confined Space and Protective Clothing and Equipment .. 6-7 Section II Equipment .. 6-7 Tool Accountability .. 6-7 Tool Room .. 6-7 Special Tools .. 6-9 Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment.

7 6-9 Ground Support Equipment .. 6-10 Chapter 7 AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS .. 7-1 Section I Army Sustainment Information SystemS .. 7-1 Global Combat Support System-Army .. 7-1 Logistics Analysis Program .. 7-2 Battle Command Sustainment and Support System .. 7-2 Section II Logistics Support Activity .. 7-3 Electronic Technical Manuals .. 7-3 Supply-Related Products and Services .. 7-3 Section III Defense Logistics Agency Automated Systems .. 7-4 Asset Visibility .. 7-4 Web Visual Logistics Information Processing System .. 7-5 Section IV Single Stock Fund .. 7-5 Single Point of Sale .. 7-5 Single Credit Process .. 7-6 National Maintenance Program .. 7-6 Section V Condition-Based Maintenance Plus .. 7-6 Data Management and Trend Analysis .. 7-7 Embedded Prognostics .. 7-7 Contents iv ATP 20 October 2020 Embedded Diagnostics.

8 7-8 Data Collection .. 7-8 Chapter 8 SUPPLY .. 8-1 Section I Duties and Responsibilities .. 8-1 Production Control Officer .. 8-1 Technical and Shop Supply 8-1 Technical Supply Noncommissioned Officer-In-Charge .. 8-1 Parts Specialist .. 8-1 Section II Principles .. 8-2 Classes of Supply .. 8-2 Categories of Supply .. 8-2 Types of Supplies .. 8-2 Methods of Distribution .. 8-3 Section III Guidelines .. 8-3 Requisition Management .. 8-3 Reference Publications and Documents .. 8-3 Federal Logistics Information .. 8-3 Section IV Procedures .. 8-4 Forms and 8-4 Bench Stock Items .. 8-4 Authorized Stockage List .. 8-5 Reparable Management .. 8-5 Section V Aircraft Repair Parts Management .. 8-5 Storage of Aircraft Repair Parts or Components .. 8-5 Requisition of Aircraft Repair Parts .. 8-6 Supply Statuses.

9 8-7 Document Number Reconciliations and Validations .. 8-7 Management Tools .. 8-7 Section VI Sustainment Information System .. 8-8 Chapter 9 AIRFRAME AND COMPONENT REPAIR PLATOONS .. 9-1 Section I Duties and Responsibilities .. 9-1 Platoon Leader .. 9-1 Platoon Sergeant .. 9-1 Section Sergeant .. 9-2 Repairer .. 9-2 Section II Procedures .. 9-2 Section III Repair Policies .. 9-3 Maintenance Forms and Records Policies .. 9-3 Coordinating Maintenance Actions and Repairs .. 9-3 Aircraft Component Removal Policies .. 9-3 Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Representative .. 9-3 Non-destructive Inspection .. 9-4 Special Tools .. 9-4 Maintenance Reference and Publication Libraries .. 9-4 Section IV Scheduled Maintenance Operations .. 9-5 Appendix A SAFETY .. A-1 Appendix B UNIT DEPLOYMENT AND REDEPLOYMENT.

10 B-1 Appendix C ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT .. C-1 Appendix D Aviation Maintenance IN EXTREME AND DEMANDING ENVIRONMENTS D-1 Contents 20 October 2020 ATP v Appendix E Aviation SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SECTION ..E-1 Appendix F CARE OF SUPPLIES IN STORAGE .. F-1 Appendix G PHASE/PERIODIC INSPECTION TECHNIQUES .. G-1 GLOSSARY .. Glossary-1 REFERENCES .. References-1 SOURCE NOTES .. Source Notes-1 INDEX .. Index-1 Figures Figure 1-1. Army Aviation two-level Maintenance support relationships .. 1-4 Figure 1-2. Combat power measures reporting example .. 1-7 Figure 1-3. Maintenance measures report .. 1-8 Figure 1-4. Supply measures reporting .. 1- 11 Figure 1-5. Core unit measures reporting-part A .. 1- 12 Figure 1-6. Core unit measures reporting-part B .. 1- 12 Figure 2-1. Aviation Maintenance company (general support Aviation battalion).