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Subject:Re: Parts lists in maintenance manuals From:Westbrook <westbrook -at- FLEX -dot- NET> Date:Sun, 10 May 1998 15:05:04 GMT
On Sat, 9 May 1998 13:49:33 -0700, Roger Mallett <roger -at- CSICAL -dot- COM>
wrote:
><snip>
>>Isn't that the purpose of the MAC (Maintenance Allocation Chart, for
>MAC. Let's see now, there is Military Airlift Command, Maintenance
>Allocation Chart, MAC Donald's, . . .
If you'll look closely, you'll see that I included a parenthetical
explanation.
>What is IETM? I EaT eM? (MACs that is) I don't even dare hazard BTW.
Integrated Electronic Technical Mannual -- it looks a lot like a
Windows help file.
