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CHAPTER 1

SERVICEABILITY STANDARDS

1.1 PURPOSE.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum service-ability standards for USAF vehicles that must be met or sur-passed before a vehicle can be placed into or accepted from a transit status. These standards are established to ensure safe daily operation, mission needs, and to prevent shifting of workload.

1.2 SCOPE.

The instructions prescribed herein are intended to provide uniform inspections and standards for USAF vehicles in op-eration or transit. The uniform inspection method for deter-mining the condition of vehicles is the Limited Technical Inspection (LTI), which is performed with the AFTO Form 91, Limited Technical Inspection-Motor Vehicles. References to AFTO Form 91 apply equally to the Automated LTI mod-ule in OLVIMS. The standards which must be met are de-fined in this chapter. These standards shall be applied to ve-hicle components to determine vehicle acceptability. Failure to meet these standards shall be cause for rejecting a vehicle or component. Inspections will be accomplished at comple-tion of repairs and prior to release of vehicle from the main-tenance activity for subsequent shipment. Although the ma-jority of vehicles will meet this standard throughout their life, local conditions may require deviations from some of these requirements. Adherence to these requirements is man-datory only when a vehicle is placed into or received from a transit status. Other uses of this technical order are left to the discretion of the VFM.

1.3 DEFINITIONS.

The term “vehicle” will normally be considered to include all self propelled equipment, trailers, semi-trailers, and some towed equipment. The term “acceptable” means the vehicle fully meets the requirements of this chapter as revealed dur-ing the Limited Technical Inspection.

1.4 GENERAL INSPECTION POLICIES.

All vehicles destined for transfer within the Air Force will be inspected prior to shipment to ensure that they meet or sur-pass the minimum serviceability standards established in this chapter. The vehicle condition will be established only after all systems and components have been service tested. Quali-fied vehicle maintenance personnel, when performing these inspections, must stress sufficiency and adequacy and not perfection. For further determination of worn parts, refer to the general inspection guide of this technical order and ap-plicable manufacturer’s specifications where close tolerance factors are present. Activities scheduled to receive vehicles will requisition the applicable technical orders in accordance with TO 00-5-1-WA-1. When shipping a “one-of-a-kind” ve-hicle, all TOs will accompany the vehicle.

1.5 LIMITED TECHNICAL INSPECTION.

This inspection is used to determine the condition of a ve-hicle or piece of equipment. It consists of complete func-tional testing of the item and all components using a Limited Technical Inspection-Motor Vehicles, AFTO Form 91, and applicable equipment handbooks. The requirement for com-plete functional testing does not extend to equipment or components on which it is obviously impractical to perform such tests. A rock crushing plant is an example of such equipment. A fuel servicing semi-trailer/vehicle, on the other hand, would require complete functional testing.

1.5.1 Acceptability Inspections. Inspection will be re-

quired to determine if a vehicle is acceptable, repairable, or should be processed for disposal. In general, this inspection will reveal the acceptable condition of a vehicle while ac-complishing a check for completeness of records, estimate of repair costs, and condition classification. If the vehicle has special tools delivered with the vehicle, the inspection shall include an accounting of those tools.

1.5.1.1 AFTO Form 91. The use of AFTO Form 91 as an

inspection form is restricted to qualified vehicle maintenance personnel and is applicable to all vehicles. Inspections shall be accomplished in such detail as necessary to determine condition of equipment and accuracy of entries on the in-spection forms.

1.5.1.2 Replaced Parts. When parts are replaced, they

will be replaced with new, rebuilt, or after-market parts that meet or exceed original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specifications.

1.5.2 Disposition Inspections. When it has been deter-

mined by the Chief, Vehicle Management Flight/Vehicle Fleet Manager that it is not cost effective to repair a vehicle in accordance with Chapter 5, an AFTO 91 (computer gen-erated version preferred) will be prepared in accordance with command policy. When inspections are performed on eco-nomically reparable special purpose, base maintenance ve-hicle/equipment, 463L/MHE, or general purpose vehicles declared excess, a narrative statement will accompany appli-cable AFTO Form 91. This statement will include sufficient information necessary for determination of:

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