Maintenance code - TM-9-4931-378-13-P0130

TM 9-4931-378-13&P

Item is not procured or stocked. If not available

(3) Recoverability code. RecoverabiIity codes

are assigned to support items to indicate the disposition

through salvage, requisition.

action on unserviceable items. The recoverability code is

A support item that is not stocked. When required,

entered in the fifth position of the Uniform SMR Code

item will be procured through normal supply chan-

format as follows:

nels.

Definition

Code

NOTE

Nonreparable item. When unserviceable, condemn

Cannibalization or salvage may be used as

and dispose at the level indicated in position 3.

a source of supply for any item source

Reparable item. When uneconomically reparable,

coded above except those coded XA and

condemn and dispose at aviation unit level.

aircraft support items as restricted by AR

Reparable item. When uneconomically reparable,

700-42.

condemn and dispose at aviation intermediate

level.

(2) Maintenance code. M a i n t e n a n c e c o d e s

Reparable item. When beyond lower level repair

are assigned to indicate the levels of maintenance autho-

capability, return to depot. Condemnation and dis-

rized to USE and REPAIR support items. The maintenance

posal not authorized below depot level.

codes are entered in the third and fourth positions of the

Item requires special handling or condemnation

Uniform SMR Code format as follows:

procedures because of specific reasons (i.e., pre-

(a) The maintenance code entered in

cious metal content, high dollar value, critical or

the third position will indicate the lowest maintenance level

hazardous material). Refer to appropriate manual/

authorized to remove, replace, and use the support

directives for specific instructions.

item. The maintenance code entered in the third position

will indicate one of the following levels of maintenance.

National Stock Number. Indicates the National

stock number assigned to the item and will be used for

Code

Application/Explanation

requisitioning purposes.

d. Part Number. Indicates the primary number used

Support items is removed, replaced, used at avia-

by the manufacturer (individual, company, firm, corpora-

tion unit support level.

tion, or Government activity), which controls the design

Support item is removed, replaced, used at the

and characteristics of the item by means of its engineering

aviation intermediate support level.

drawings, specifications, standards, and inspection require-

Support item is removed, replaced, used at depot,

ments, to identify as an item or range of items.

mobile depot, specialized repair activity only.

NOTE

(b) The maintenance code entered in

the fourth position indicates whether the item is to be re-

When a stock numbered item is requisi-

paired and identifies the lowest maintenance level with the

tioned, the repair part received may have

capability to perform complete repair (i.e., all authorized

a different part number than the part

maintenance functions). This position will contain one of

being replaced.

the following maintenance codes:

Federal Supply Code for Manufacturer (FSCM).

Code

Application/Explanation

The FSCM is a 5-digit numeric code listed in SB 708-42

which is used to identify the manufacturer, distributor, or

The lowest maintenance level capable of complete

Government agency, etc.

repair of the support item is the aviation unit sup-

port level.

Description. Indicates the Federal item name and,

if required, a minimum description to identify the item.

The lowest maintenance level capable of complete

Unit of Measure (U/M). Indicates the standard of

rePair of the support item is the aviation inter-

the basic quantity of the listed item as used in performing

mediate support level.

the actual maintenance function. This measure is expressed

The lowest maintenance level capable of complete

repair of the support item is the depot level, per-

by a two-character alphabetical abbreviation (e.g., ea, in, pr,

formed by depot, mobile depot, or specialized re-

etc.). When the unit of measure differs from the unit of

pair activity.

issue, the lowest unit of issue that will satisfy the required

Nonreparable. No repair is authorized.

units of measure will be requisitioned.

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