TM 5-3820-246-14&P
Recoverability
Maintenance
Source
Code
Code
Code
1st two
XX positions
4th position
How you get an item
3rd position
Who determines
disposition
action on an
Who can do
Who can install,
unserviceable
complete repair*
replace or use
item
on the item
the item
* Complete Repair: Maintenance capacity, capability, and authority to perform all corrective maintenance tasks for
the "Repair" function in a use/user environment in order to restore serviceability to a failed item.
(1) Source Code. The source code tells you how to get an item needed for maintenance, repair, or overhaul of
an end item/equipment. Explanations of source codes follows:
Explanation
Code
Stocked items; use the applicable NSN to request/requisition items with these
source codes. They are authorized to the category indicated by the code
entered in the 3rd position of the SMR code.
Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisitioned individually. The are
part of a kit which is authorized to the maintenance category indicated in the 3rd
position of the SMR code. The complete kit must be requisitioned and applied.
Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisitioned individually. They
must be made from bulk material which is identified by the part number in the
DESCRIPTION AND USABLE ON CODE (UOC) column and listed in the Bulk
Material group of the repair parts list in this RPSTL. If the item is authorized
to you by the 3rd 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 maintenance.
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