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TM 9-2320-356-BD
2-5. ASSESSMENT PROCESS
a. Assessments of damage may be made in turn by operator/crew, MT, and MST
personnel.
The assessment procedures are as follows:
( 1 ) I n s p e c t.
(2) Functionally test.
(3) Assess the performance.
b.
There are three kinds of assessments performed on damaged equipment:
(1) The first is assessment of the extent and kind of damage and how it
affects vehicle operation and capabilities.
(2) The second is assessment of whether the damage needs to be repaired.
(3) The third is assessment of where and how to repair the damage.
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OVERALL VEHICLE ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE
a.
This procedure can be used by the crew, but it will be of more use to an MT or
MST assessor working to quick-fix vehicles for the completion of a mission or self-
recovery.
The procedure provides for assessing the kind of damage and determining:
( 1 ) the effect of the damage and if it needs to be fixed,
(2) if the damage can be fixed using BDAR or if only regular maintenance
operation can fix it, and
(3) how long it will take to fix it.
b.
This is accomplished by structuring this manual in rank order, from the
vehicle two-function overview down to the specific.
Each major function (move and
communicate) and each subsystem of that function has a stand-alone assessment
procedure.
This makes it easier to identify each significant problem encountered in
battlefield damaged equipment.
c.
As an example, presume a 2-l/2-ton truck is down with a bad fuel pump. Fuel
pumps are essential for even the lowest level of limp-home self-recovery. The
vehicle/system assessment table, as part of its engine evaluation, tells the reader
to visually and functionally check the engine.
If it doesn’t work, the assessor can
then visually and functionally check the engine subsystems if time permits. The
assessor would visually and functionally check the fuel subsystem and discover that
the pump was inoperative.
The fuel subsystem assessment table directs the reader to
a specific page where BDAR suggestions for alternate fuel supply systems can be
considered for use.
d.
At any point on each of the assessment levels, the assessor can abort the
procedure and direct recovery, evacuation, or other actions if the tactical situation
dictates.
e.
Refer to chart 2-1 to begin the assessment process.
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