TO 00-20-14 30 SEPTEMBER 2011 - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

TO 00-20-14 30 September 2011(2) Provide the PMEL with the expected duration of the ‘lease/borrow’ arrangement.(3) If TMDE will be ‘lease/borrowed’, comply with the requirements of paragraph 4.9, Leased/BorrowedEquipment (and sub-paragraphs) of this TO.kk. Coordinate with the organization responsible for calibration prior to replacing SICL test stand NHA componentswith spares. A recalibration may be required.ll. Inform PMEL if noise dosimeters, sound level meters, or acoustic calibrators are used in the "AF OccupationalNoise and Hearing Conservation Program". Those items used in support of the "AF Occupational Noise andHearing Conservation Program" shall be identified by the User and calibration shall be performed IAWthe shortest calibration interval listed in the appropriate Calibration Authority (see TO 00-20-14, Par 3.1.2Calibration Authority Precedence) or AFOSHSTD 48-20, Occupational Noise and Hearing ConservationProgram.3.7 INPUT PRIORITY SYSTEM.Items submitted to a PMEL or the AFPSL shall use the following priority system based on category and first-in, first-outwithin each category. The PMEL management information system allows internal use of additional priority categories tomeet mission requirements. All additional priority categories used in the PMEL should be defined. Customers mayrequest the following priorities:a. EMERGENCY Calibration or Repair. One-of-a-kind TMDE that is inoperable or due calibration and for whicha critical job is at a work stoppage. A letter of justification signed by the OWC maintenance supervision orequivalent shall accompany the TMDE. The letter may be handwritten to prevent delay, and telephonecoordination between the OWC and PMEL is encouraged. The PMEL or AFPSL shall accept emergency TMDEany time and immediately place it into work, with calibration or repair action continuous until repair orcalibration is completed or status of the item changes (e.g., AWP, deferred for lack of standards or technicaldata, etc.). The PMEL Manager may require an OWC technician familiar with the TMDE to accompany theTMDE to and remain at the PMEL to provide technical assistance until the work is completed or placed in aninterim-complete status. The owning or using organization picks up the TMDE immediately upon notification ofcompletion. For AFPSL items, the item shall be shipped to the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory(AFPSL), Heath, Ohio, by priority means; and the supporting PMEL shall alert the AFPSL scheduler andAFMETCAL Cal & TO Management Section with a telephone call or by message of the impending arrival ofthe priority; and the PMEL Manager shall sign a cover letter (suggest a form letter) requesting and justifying thepriority.b. MISSION ESSENTIAL Calibration or Repair. One-of-a-kind or one-deep TMDE that is part of a unit’sdeployment package, or is critical to daily peacetime operations, or TMDE assets falling below criticalavailability levels. A letter of justification signed by the OWC flight chief or equivalent shall accompany theTMDE. The OWC flight chief or equivalent may pre-identify, by letter, TMDE which meets the missionessential definition as approved by the PMEL Manager or delegated approval authority. The PMEL or AFPSLshall accept mission essential TMDE any time during duty hours and schedule it with sufficient priority to ensurethe calibration/repair is complete, or the maintenance status changes (e.g., from INW to AWP, DEF, etc.), by thedate and time specified by the customer. The OWC or using organization picks up the TMDE immediately uponnotification of completion. For AFPSL items, the supporting base PMEL shall alert the AFPSL scheduler andAFMETCAL Cal & TO Management Section with a telephone call or by message of the impending arrival ofthe priority; and the PMEL Manager shall sign a cover letter (suggest a form letter) requesting and justifying thepriority.c. ROUTINE Calibration or Repair. TMDE not categorized as emergency or mission essential. The PMEL orAFPSL shall accept routine TMDE during normal turn-in and pick-up hours. This is equivalent to the normalprocessing of TMDE in the PMEL or AFPSL.3-16