*FM 3-04.500 (FM 1-500)

Field Manual
No. 3-04.500 Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC, 26 September 2000

FM 3-04.500

Army Aviation Maintenance

	PREFACE
Chapter 1	THE BATTLEFIELD
	Section I — Doctrine Fundamentals
	Power Projection
	Sustainment Imperatives
	Section II — Combat Service Support of Aviation Operations
	Planning
	Combat Mission
	Modularization
	Section III — The Treat to Aviation Maintenance
	Aviation Maintenance Vulnerability
	Characteristics of Threat Forces
	Types of Threat
	Threat Capabilities
Chapter 2	AVIATION MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
	Section I — Aviation Maintenance
	General
	Three-Level Maintenance System
	Sustainment Maintenance
	Section II — Aviation Unit Maintenance Operations
	General
	Aviation Unit Maintenance Functions
	Section III — Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Operations
	Divisional Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Company
	Divisional Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Functions
	Corps Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Operations
	Corps Aviation Maintenance Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment Operations
	Echelons Above Corps Aviation Unit Maintenance Operations—Theater Support Command
	Section IV — Aviation Depot, Theater Aviation Maintenance Program, and Aviation Depot Maintenance Round-out Unit Operations
	Corpus Christi Army Depot
	Theater Aviation Maintenance Program
	Aviation Depot Maintenance Round-out Unit Program
Chapter 3	COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS
	Section I — Command and Control
	Aviation Brigade and/or Battalion Staff
	Command Posts
	Supporting Commands and Staffs
	Section II — Communications and/or Data
	Communications
	Automatic Data Processing Continuity-of-Operations Plan
Chapter 4	MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
	Section I — Maintenance Management Philosophy
	General
	Logistics Preparation of the Theater
	Section II — Maintenance Management Functions
	Aviation Unit Maintenance/Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Platoon/Sections Duties
	Aviation Unit Maintenance Responsibilities
	Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Responsibilities
	Section III — Aircraft Maintenance
	Scheduled Aircraft Maintenance
	Unscheduled Aircraft Maintenance
	Tenets of Phase and/or Periodic Inspections
	Section IV — Reports and Estimates
	Reports
	Estimates
Chapter 5	MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
	Section I — Miscellaneous Activities
	Army Warranty Program
	Army Oil Analysis Program
	Ground Support Equipment
	Section II — Logistics and/or Maintenance Assistance
	Logistics Assistance Program
	United States Army Aviation and Missile Command
	Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Team
	Aviation Resource Management Survey
	Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Logistics Assistance
	Requests for Logistics Assistance
Chapter 6	SUPPLY AND MATERIEL OPERATIONS
	Section I — Supply Terms and Definitions
	Classes of Supply
	Categories of Supply
	Types of Supply
	Methods of Distribution
	Exchange Systems
	Stock Funding of Depot-Level Repairable
	Aviation Intensive Management Items
	Section II — Supply Procedures
	Types of Authorized Aviation Repair Parts Stockage
	Administration
	Requisition
	Supply Management
	Performance Indicators
	Section III — Automated Supply Management Systems
	Unit Level Logistics System
	Standard Army Maintenance System
	Standard Army Retail Supply System-Objective
	Global Combat Support System-Army
	Section IV — Materiel Management Centers
	Division Materiel Management Center
	Corps Support Command Materiel Management Center
	Theater Support Command Materiel Management Center
Chapter 7	AVIATION MAINTENANCE IN UNUSUAL ENVIRONMENTS
	Section I — Desert, Jungle, Mountain, and Cold Weather
	General
	Desert Operations
	Jungle Operations
	Mountain Operations
	Cold Weather Operations
	Section II — Night Aircraft Maintenance
	Doctrine
	Light Discipline
	Effects on Personnel and Maintenance
	Section III — Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Operations
	Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threat
	Aircraft Decontamination
	Impact on Maintenance
	Maintenance Support Operations
Chapter 8	QUALITY CONTROL AND PUBLICATIONS
	Section I — Quality Control Operations
	Technical Inspector
	Quality Control Duties
	General Technical Inspection Procedures
	Quality Control Aircraft Inspection
	Forms and Records Inspection
	Technical Compliance
	Section II — Publications
	Types of Publications
	Changed/Revised/Rescinded Publications
	Technical Libraries
	Interservice Publications Accounts
Appendix A	UNIT LEVEL LOGISTICS SYSTEM-AVIATION
Appendix B	SAMPLE AVIATION UNIT MAINTENANCE/AVIATION INTERMEDIATE INTERNAL STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURE
Appendix C	SAMPLE AVIATION UNIT MAINTENANCE EXTERNAL STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURE
Appendix D	MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Appendix E	SAFETY
Appendix F	RECOVERY AND EVACUATION OF AIRCRAFT
Appendix G	SPECIAL EQUIPMENT PACKAGES
Appendix H	DEPLOYMENT
Appendix I	AVIATION MAINTENANCE COMMANDER'S CHECKLIST
Appendix J	COMMUNICATIONS NETS
Appendix K	CALIBRATION
Appendix L	SITE SELECTION
Appendix M	RECONSTITUTION
Appendix N	ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Appendix O	CONTRACTORS
	GLOSSARY
	BIBLIOGRAPHY
	AUTHENTICATION

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*This publication supersedes FM 1-500, 27 January 1995.

FM 3-04.500

Army Aviation Maintenance

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