FM 3-04.508 (FM 1-508) AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS APRIL 2004 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only to protect technical or operational information from automatic dissemination under the International Exchange Program or by other means. This determination was made on 1 September 2003. Other requests for this document will be referred to the Commander, U.S. Army Aviation Center, ATTN: ATZQ-TDS-D, Fort Rucker, AL 36362-5263 DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online www.us.army.mil *FM 3-04.508(FM 1-508) Field Manual Headquarters No. 3-04.508 Department of the Army Washington, DC, 23 April 2004 Aviation Life Support System Maintenance Management and Training Programs Contents Page PREFACE..........................................................................................................vii Chapter 1 AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM ON THE BATTLEFIELD Section I – Doctrine Fundamentals.................................................................1-0 Power Projection ...............................................................................................1-0 Sustainment Imperatives ....................................................................................1-0 Section II – Combat Service Support of Aviation Operations..........................1-2 Planning ...........................................................................................................1-2 Combat Mission ................................................................................................1-2 Modularization...................................................................................................1-3 Section III – The Threat to Aviation Maintenance Functions...........................1-4 Aviation Organization Vulnerability ......................................................................1-4 Characteristics of Threat Forces .........................................................................1-4 Types of Threat .................................................................................................1-5 Threat Capabilities .............................................................................................1-6 Threats Specific to Aviation Units........................................................................1-8 Threats Specific to Aviation Life Support System..................................................1-8 __________________________ DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only to protect technical and operational information from automatic dissemination under the International Exchange Program or by other means. This determination was made on 1 September 2003. Other requests for this document will be referred to the Commander, U.S. Army Aviation Center, ATTN: ATZQ-TDS-D, Fort Rucker, AL 36362-5263. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document. *This publication supersedes FM 1-508, 1 March 2000. i FM 3-04.508(FM 1-508) Chapter 2 AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Section I - Maintenance Management Concept...................................................2-1 General.....................................................................................................................2-1 Aviation Life Support System Equipment Maintenance: A Critical Factor ...............2-2 Maintenance Concepts and Policies ........................................................................2-3 Maintenance Responsibilities...................................................................................2-5 Section II – ALSS Maintenance Operations.........................................................2-7 General.....................................................................................................................2-7 Support System Structure ........................................................................................2-8 ALSS Maintenance Program Considerations...........................................................2-8 Aviation Life Support System Facility .......................................................................2-9 Section III – ALSE Budget Program......................................................................2-9 General.....................................................................................................................2-9 Commander’s Responsibilities.................................................................................2-9 Program Management..............................................................................................2-9 Section IV – ALSS Logistics/Maintenance Assistance ......................................2-9 General...................................................................................................................2-10 Logistics Assistance Program (LAP)......................................................................2-10 United States Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) ............................2-12 Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Team (MAIT) .........................................2-13 Aviation Resource Management Survey (ARMS)..................................................2-13 Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Logistics Assistance ......................................2-13 Request for Logistics Assistance ...........................................................................2-13 Section V – Maintenance Inspections ................................................................2-14 General...................................................................................................................2-14 Types of Inspections...............................................................................................2-14 Section VI – Maintenance Scheduling................................................................2-12 General...................................................................................................................2-15 Coordination ...........................................................................................................2-16 Scheduling Process................................................................................................2-15 Automation .............................................................................................................2-17 ALSE Tracker .........................................................................................................2-18 Section VII – ALSE Status Board and Inspection Calendar .............................2-21 General...................................................................................................................2-21 Status Board...........................................................................................................2-21 Inspection Calendar ...............................................................................................2-22 Automation .............................................................................................................2-23 ii Aviation Life Support System Maintenance Management and Training Programs Section VIII – Reference Materials and Administrative Management .......................................2-24 General...................................................................................................................2-24 Electronic Publications and Electronic Performance Support................................2-24 Types of Publications .............................................................................................2-25 Section IX – Equipment, Component, Supplies, and Materials Storage.........2-35 General...................................................................................................................2-35 Equipment Storage.................................................................................................2-35 Component Storage ...............................................................................................2-35 Supplies and Materials Storage .............................................................................2-36 Section X – Equipment Accountability, Responsibility, and Control .............2-36 Accountability and Responsibility...........................................................................2-36 Property Accountability...........................................................................................2-36 Property Responsibility...........................................................................................2-37 Financial Responsibility..........................................................................................2-37 Types of Property ...................................................................................................2-38 Property Control .....................................................................................................2-41 Ammunition and Explosives Control.......................................................................2-45 Organizational Clothing and Equipment Record....................................................2-45 Lock and Key Control .............................................................................................2-46