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Technicians Handbook - Historic Naval Ships Association

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5. Localizing trouble to the circuit. You will do extensive testing in this step to isolate the trouble toa specific circuit.6. Failure analysis. This step is multipart. Here you determine which part is faulty, repair/replacethe part, determine what caused the failure, return the equipment to its proper operating status,and record the necessary information in a recordkeeping book for other maintenance personnelin the future. While not a part of this step, the technician should reorder any parts used in repairof the faulty equipment.Sometimes you may run into difficulty in finding (or troubleshooting) the problem. Some hints thatmay help in your efforts are:• Observe the equipment's operation for any and all faults• Check for any defective components with your eyes and nose• Analyze the cause of the failure for a possible underlying problemClasses of Overhaul WorkThere are five classes of equipment overhaul (A, B, C, D, and E). The class defines the type andscope of work to be done on each equipment by the overhauling activity. (Do not confuse equipmentoverhaul with the term regular overhaul.)CLASS A OVERHAUL.—A class A overhaul includes overhaul, repair, and/or modification; forexample a modification could be an Ordnance Alteration (ORDALT), Special Program Alteration(SPALT), Ship Alteration (SHIPALT), or a field change that will sustain or improve the performance of asystem or component to meet its most-recent design and technical specifications. The end product shouldbe like new in appearance and operation.CLASS B OVERHAUL.—A class B overhaul includes overhaul and repair that will restore theperformance of a system or component to its original design and technical specifications. Modificationsor alterations are not done unless specified by the customer.CLASS C OVERHAUL.—A class C overhaul includes only repair work on a system or componentspecified by a work request or work required to correct malfunctions specified by the customer.CLASS D OVERHAUL.—A class D overhaul includes work related to the open, inspect and reporttype of work request. It is intended to be diagnostic in nature and may require various tests. It is normallyassociated with preoverhaul test and inspection (POT& I).CLASS E OVERHAUL.—A class E overhaul includes work required to incorporate all alterationsand/or modifications specified for a system or component.Alterations and Modifications to EquipmentAlterations and modifications to shipboard systems and equipment may take several forms. Some ofthese are Ship Alterations (SHIPALTS), Ordnance Alterations (ORDALTS), Special Program Alterations(SPALTS), and Air Alterations (AIRALTS). These alterations (with the exception of electronicequipment field changes) are categorized as follows:1-135

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