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1 TC (FM ) 2 February 2010 army Aviation Maintenance DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Follow procedures in army regulation (AR) 380-5, chapter 6, section V. Headquarters, Department of the army This publication is available at army Knowledge Online ( ) and General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library at ( ).TC DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Follow procedures in army regulation (AR) 380-5, chapter 6, section V, *This publication supersedes FM , dated 23 August 2006. i *Training Circular No.

2 TC (FM ) Headquarters United States army Aviation Center of Excellence Washington, DC, 2 February 2010 army Aviation Maintenance Contents Page PREFACE .. ix Chapter 1 Maintenance FUNDAMENTALS .. 1-1 Section I General .. 1-1 Sustainment Imperatives .. 1-1 Functional Responsibilities .. 1-3 Section II Objectives .. 1-3 Command Emphasis .. 1-3 Measures of Effectiveness .. 1-3 Management Skills .. 1-11 Supervision .. 1-11 Motivation .. 1-12 Technical Skills .. 1-12 Section III Principles .. 1-12 Positioning Maintenance Support .. 1-12 Aviation Maintenance Planning and Execution .. 1-13 Section IV Problem, Plan, People, Parts, Time, Tools, and Training .. 1-13 Problem .. 1-13 Planning .. 1-14 1-14 Parts .. 1-15 Time .. 1-16 Tools .. 1-16 Training .. 1-16 Chapter 2 Maintenance LEVELS, STRUCTURES, AND ROLES.

3 2-1 Section I Two-Level Maintenance .. 2-1 Field Maintenance .. 2-1 Sustainment Maintenance .. 2-1 Contents ii TC 2 February 2010 Section II Aviation Field Maintenance Structure .. 2-2 Field Maintenance Characteristics .. 2-2 Field Maintenance Teams .. 2-2 Flight Line and Company/Troop Operations .. 2-3 Aviation Maintenance Company/Troop .. 2-3 Aviation Support Company/Troop .. 2-8 Aviation Support Troop .. 2-12 Section III Aviation Maintenance Team Composition, Responsibilities, and Roles .. 2-13 Team Composition .. 2-13 Maintenance Team Responsibilities .. 2-13 2-15 Maintenance Officers .. 2-15 Noncommissioned Officers .. 2-17 Additional Staff .. 2-18 Section IV Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Structure .. 2-19 United States army Materiel Command .. 2-19 United States army Aviation and Missile Command.

4 2-19 Defense Logistics Agency .. 2-21 army Communications-Electronics Command .. 2-22 Aviation Depot Maintenance Roundout Unit Program .. 2-22 Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group .. 2-23 Chapter 3 PROGRAMS AND EQUIPMENT .. 3-1 Section I Programs .. 3-1 Aviation Resource Management Survey Program .. 3-1 Logistics Assistance Program .. 3-2 army Oil Analysis Program .. 3-4 army Warranty Program .. 3-4 Foreign Object Damage Program .. 3-5 Aircraft Condition Evaluation Program .. 3-8 Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Team Program .. 3-8 Corrosion Prevention and Control Program .. 3-8 Command Supply Discipline Program .. 3-12 Confined Space and Protective Clothing and Equipment .. 3-12 Section II Equipment .. 3-13 Tool Boxes .. 3-13 Tool Room .. 3-13 Special Tools .. 3-16 Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment.

5 3-17 Ground Support Equipment .. 3-21 Chapter 4 AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS .. 4-1 Section I Standard army Management Information System .. 4-1 Unit Level Logistics System- Aviation (Enhanced) .. 4-1 Unit Level Logistics System-Ground .. 4-3 Contents 2 February 2010 TC iii Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced .. 4-3 Standard army Maintenance System .. 4-3 Standard army Retail Supply System .. 4-4 Integrated Logistics Analysis Program .. 4-6 Global Combat Support System- army .. 4-6 Battle Command Sustainment and Support System .. 4-7 Section II Logistics Support Activity .. 4-7 Logistics Integrated Data Base .. 4-7 Electronic Technical Manuals .. 4-10 Supply-Related Products and Services .. 4-10 Contingency Stockage Customer Support Requirements List .. 4-10 Section III Defense Logistics Agency Automated Systems.

6 4-12 Asset Visibility .. 4-12 Web Visual Logistics Information Processing System .. 4-13 Section IV Single Stock Fund .. 4-13 Single Point of Sale .. 4-13 Single Credit Process .. 4-14 National Maintenance Management Process .. 4-14 Section V Common Logistics Operating Environment .. 4-14 Common Logistics Operating Environment .. 4-14 Condition-Based Maintenance Plus .. 4-15 Chapter 5 BRIGADE/SQUADRON Aviation MATERIEL OFFICER AND SUPPORT OPERATIONS .. 5-1 Section I Brigade/Squadron Aviation Materiel 5-1 Duties and Responsibilities .. 5-1 Government Flight Representative .. 5-3 Coordinating Actions .. 5-3 Section II Support Operations .. 5-4 Duties and Responsibilities .. 5-4 Support Operations Assist of Supported Units in Locating Needed Parts .. 5-6 Integrated Logistics Analysis Program.

7 5-6 Supply Support Activity Interaction .. 5-7 Chapter 6 PRODUCTION CONTROL .. 6-1 Section I Duties and Responsibilities .. 6-1 Production Control Officer-In-Charge .. 6-1 Assistant Production Control Officer .. 6-2 Production Control Noncommissioned Officer-In-Charge .. 6-2 Production Control Clerk .. 6-2 Section II 6-3 Meetings .. 6-3 Evaluating and Establishing Priorities of Work .. 6-6 Component Exchange .. 6-8 Unscheduled Maintenance Management Procedures .. 6-9 Contents iv TC 2 February 2010 Scheduled Maintenance Management Procedures .. 6-10 army Maintenance Regeneration Enablers .. 6-15 Section III Unit Level Logistics System- Aviation (Enhanced) Functions .. 6-15 Department of the army Form 1352-1 .. 6-16 Department of the army Form 1352 .. 6-16 Department of the army Form 2407.

8 6-17 Monitoring Not Mission Capable Supply Document Number Status .. 6-18 Aircraft Transfers .. 6-18 Chapter 7 TECHNICAL SUPPLY .. 7-1 Section I Duties and Responsibilities .. 7-1 Technical Supply Officer .. 7-1 Technical Supply Noncommissioned Officer-In-Charge .. 7-1 Technical Supply Clerk .. 7-2 Section II Principles .. 7-2 Classes of Supply .. 7-2 Categories of Supply .. 7-2 Types of Supplies .. 7-3 Methods of Distribution .. 7-3 Section III Guidelines .. 7-4 Requisition Management .. 7-4 Reference Publications and 7-4 Federal Logistics Information .. 7-5 Section IV Procedures .. 7-5 Management by Type of Loads .. 7-5 Developing Stockage Lists .. 7-6 Stockage List Management .. 7-6 Authorized Stockage List .. 7-8 Reparable Management .. 7-9 Installation Supply Support Activity.

9 7-9 Section V Aircraft Repair Parts Management .. 7-9 Storage of Aircraft Repair Parts or Components .. 7-10 Determining Need and Priority of Requisitions .. 7-10 Requisition of Aircraft Repair Parts .. 7-11 Managing Unit Document Registers .. 7-12 Supply Statuses .. 7-13 Document Number Reconciliations and Validations .. 7-13 Management Tools .. 7-14 Section VI Exchange Pricing Program .. 7-15 Exchange Pricing Item Issue or Turn-In .. 7-15 Delta Bill .. 7-16 Tracking .. 7-16 Section VII Distribution Management Center .. 7-16 Contents 2 February 2010 TC v Responsibilities .. 7-16 Supply Branch .. 7-17 Materiel Readiness Branch .. 7-17 Section VIII Unit Level Logistics System Aviation (Enhanced) Functions .. 7-18 Technical Supply Role .. 7-19 Technical Supply Options .. 7-19 Request Approval Order Process.

10 7-20 Chapter 8 AIRFRAME AND COMPONENT REPAIR PLATOONS .. 8-1 Section I Duties and Responsibilities .. 8-1 Platoon Leader .. 8-1 Maintenance Officer/Technician .. 8-1 Platoon Sergeant .. 8-2 Section Sergeant .. 8-2 Repairers .. 8-3 Section II Procedures .. 8-3 Inspections and Repair Procedures .. 8-3 Processing Work Requests .. 8-4 Aircraft Troubleshooting .. 8-4 Component Repair Platoon Considerations .. 8-5 Section III Repair Policies .. 8-5 Maintenance Forms and Records Policies .. 8-5 Coordinating Maintenance Actions and Repairs .. 8-5 Aircraft Component Removal Policies .. 8-6 Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Representative .. 8-7 Special Tools .. 8-7 Maintenance Reference and Publication Libraries .. 8-7 Section IV Scheduled Maintenance Operations.