TM 9-3990-260-14&P
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EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS (SECTION II AND III) (CONT).
Source Code
Maintenance Code
Recoverability Code
XXxxx
xxXXx
xxxxX
1st two positions
3d position
4th position
5th position
How you get an Item
Who can install replace or
Who can do complete
Who determines disposition
use the Item.
repair* on the Item.
action on an unserviceable
Item.
* Complete Repair: Maintenance capacity, capability, and authority to perform all corrective maintenance tasks of 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 follow:
Code
Application/Explanation
PA
Stocked items; use the applicable NSN to request/requisition items with
PB
these source codes. They are authorized to the category indicated by the
PC*
code entered in the third position of the SMR code.
PD
PE
PF
PG
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Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisitioned individually.
KD
They are part of a kit which is authorized to the maintenance category indi-
KF
cated in the third position of the SMR code. The complete kit must be requi-
KB
sitioned and applied.
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MO-
Made at UM/AVUM Level
Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisitioned individually.
MF-
Made at DS/AVUM Level
They must be made from bulk materiel which is identified by the part num-
ber in the DESCRIPTION AND USABLE ON CODE (UOC) column and
afloat
MH-
Made at GS Level
listed in the bulk materiel group of the repair parts list in this RPSTL. If the
ML-
Made at Specialized
item is authorized to you by the third position of the SMR code, but the
Repair Activity (SRA)
source code indicates it is made at a higher level, order the item from the
MD-
Made at Depot
higher level of maintenance.
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AO-
Assembled by
UM/AVUM Level
Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisitioned individually.
AF-
Assembled by
The parts that make up the assembled item must be requisitioned or fabri-
DS/AVUM Level
cated and assembled at the level of maintenance indicated by the source
AH-
Assembled by GS
code. If the third position code of the SMR code authorizes you to replace
Level
the items, but the source code indicates that the item is assembled at a
AL-
Assembled SRA
higher level, order the item from the higher level of maintenance.
AD-
Assembled at Depot
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