TM 9-6115-624-BD
Table 1-1. Summary of BDAR Time Guidelines.
Location
Elements performing BDAR
Time guidelines
Breakdown Site
1. Operator/Crew
2 Hours
2. Battalion Maintenance Team (MT)
3. Maintenance Support Team (MST) from Forward
Support Maintenance Company
Battalion Trains (OMCP
1. Battalion Maintenance Platoon
6 Hours
2. Maintenance Support Team (MST) from Forward
Support Maintenance Company
3.
Maintenance Support
Team
(MST)
from
Maintenance Battalion
Brigade Support Area
1. Forward Support Maintenance Company
24 Hours
2.
Maintenance Support
Team
(MST)
from
Maintenance Battalion
3.
Maintenance
Support
Team
(MST)
from
COSCOM
Division Support Area
1. Maintenance Battalion
36 Hours
2.
Maintenance
Support
Team
(MST)
from
COSCOM
Corps Support
1. COSCOM Maintenance Companies
96 Hours
1-17. Tagging/Identifying BDAR Repairs.
a.
Tag Record. All components of a generator which are repaired using BDAR or other expedient techniques
shall be marked with a tag, DD Form 1577, or similar conspicuous tag. It is not necessary to fill out the form. The
purpose of marking an item which has been repaired using BDAR techniques is to quickly enable mechanics to recognize
these parts when the generator is subsequently returned for authorized permanent repair.
(1) Securing the tag. Since it is impractical to attach tags to expediently repaired components located on
the outside of the generator, the fix shall be noted on DD Form 1577 or similar tag, and the tags stored in the
compartment normally reserved for the generator log book.
(2) Degraded capability record, A tag should also be placed conspicuously on the generator control panel
when a BDAR procedure has resulted in a degraded operating capability. This tag should be marked "BDAR" and noted
with its specific limitations or cautions.
(3) Cannibalization record. When a component is cannibalized from a repairable generator, a tag should be
attached in the space created by the missing part to alert downstream repair personnel quickly that the part has been
removed.
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