Section I
Code
Application/Explanation
PA
Stocked items; use the applicable NSN to
PB
request/requisition items with these source
PC"
codes. They are authorized to the category
PD
indicated by the code entered in the 3d
PE
position of the SMR code.
PF
PG
**ltems coded PC are subject to
deterioration.
KD
Items with these codes are not to be re-
KF
quested/requisitioned individually.They are
KB
part of a kit which is authorized to the
maintenance category indicated in the 3d
position of the SMR code. The complete
kit must be requisitioned and applied.
MO-(Made at UMI
Items with these codes are not
A VUM Level)
to be requested/requisitioned
MF-(Made at IDS/
individually. They must be
made from bulk material which
Is identified by the part num-
MH-(Made at IGS
ber
in the DESCRIPTION
Level)
AND USABLE ON CODE
(UOC) column and listed in
ML-(Made at Spe-
the Bulk Material group of the
cialized Repair
repair parts list in this RPSTL.
Act (SRA))
If the item is authorized to you
MD-(Made at Depot)
by the 3d position code of the
SMR code, but the source
code indicates it is made at a
higher level, order the item
from the higher level of main-
tenance.
AO-(Assembled by
Items with these codes are not
UM/AVUMLevel)
to be requested/requisitioned
AF-(Assembled by
individually. The parts that
IDS/A VIM Level)
make up the assembled item
must be requisitioned or fabri-
AH-(Assembled by
cated and assembled at the
IGS Category
level of maintenance indicated
by the source code. If the 3d
AL-(Assembled by
position code of the SMR code
SRA)
authorizes you to replace the
AD-(Assembled by
item, but the source code indi-
cates the item is assembled at
a higher level, order the item
from the higher level of main-
tenance.
XA - Do not requisition an "XA"coded
item. Order its next higher assembly. (Also,
refer to the NOTE above.)
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XB-
If an "XB" item is not available from
salvage,
order it using the FSCM and part number
given.
XC-
Installation drawing, diagram, instruction
sheet, field service drawing, that is iden-
tified by the manufacturers part number.
XD-
Item is not stocked. Order an "XD"-coded
item through normal supply channels using
the FSCM and part number given, if no
NSN is available.
NOTE: Cannibalization or controlled exchange, when
authorized, may be used as source of supply for items
with the above source codes, except for those source
coded "XA" or those aircraft support items restricted
by requirements of AR 700-42.
(2) Maintenance Code. Maintenance codes
tell you the level(s) of maintenance authorized to USE
and REPAIR support items. The maintenance codes
are entered in the third and fourth positions of the
SMR Code as follows:
(a) The maintenance code entered in the
third position tells you the lowest maintenance level
authorized to remove, replace, and use an item. The
maintenance code entered in the third position will
indicate authorization to one of the following levels of
maintenance.
Code Application/Explanation
C-
Crew or operator maintenance done
within unit maintenance or aviation unit
maintenance.
O-
Unit maintenance or aviation unit
category can remove, replace, and use
the item.
F-
Intermediate Direct Support or aviation
intermediate level can remove, replace,
and use the item.
H-
Intermediate General support level can
remove, replace, and use the item.
L-
Specialized repair activity can remove,
replace, and use the item.
D-
Depot level can remove, replace, and
use the item.
(b) The maintenance code entered in the
fourth position tells whether or not the item is to be
repaired and identifies the lowest maintenance level
with the capability to-do complete repair (i.e.,perform
all authorized repair functions.) (NOTE: Some limited
repair may be done on the item at a lower level of
maintenance, if authorized by the Maintenance
Allocation Chart (MAC) and SMR codes.) This
position will contain one of the following maintenance
codes:
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