PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-590
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 590
JANUARY 2002
Where
is the
EIC?
“The EIC is in the
Fed log-amdf. Put
it on
all
class ix
requisitions.”
Supply…
what is an
EIC and
where can
they be
found?
Why is the
EIC
required
on all repair
part requisi-
tions?
What do you
do when the
end item/
weapon system
doesn’t
have
an EIC but
still
needs
a part?
What
is An
EIC?
Why Use
EICs on
Repair
Part
Requests?
what about
When there is
no
eIC in the
fed log-amdf?
Hold on.
I’ll get to
everyone’s
questions…
you
first.
The EIC is
a 3-position
alpha-
numeric code
assigned to a specific
model within a class
vII end item/weapon
system family.
“It remains
with the
item until
that item
leaves the
Army supply
system.”
“For example,
the M1A1 tank
is assigned
EIC
AAB
while the
M1A2 has the
EIC
AAF
.”
“
one.
Para 2.6
g
(7) and Note in
AR 710-2,
Inventory Management
Supply Policy Below the whole-
sale Level
(Oct 97), and Para 2.6
of DA Pam 710-2-1,
Using Unit
Supply System (Manual
Procedures)
(Dec 97)
require
it.”
“
Two.
The Logistics Support Activity
(LOGSA) maintains repair parts to
EIC usage data in the Logistics
Integrated Data Base (LIDB).
Army leaders use this data to decide
repair parts funding for
all
Army
end items
/
weapon systems
.”
There’re
two good
reasons
to Use
the EIC…
PS 590
JAN 02
57
You TAMMS/PLL clerks know
that the end item code (EIC)
is required on all repair
part requisitions.
do you
have any
questions?
This will ensure
your repair parts
usage data is picked
up in readiness and
repair parts usage
reports.
When the EIC field
is
blank
in the FED
LOG-AMDF, leave it
blank on your
repair
parts requisition.
Para 2.6 of DA Pam
710-2-1 tells you to
leave the EIC field
blank
on your
requisition when
it is blank in the
FED LOG-AMDF.
Page F-6 of the ULLS-G Users
Manual states,
“...If no EIC had
been assigned to the end item,
leave blank.
..”
So, when loading
equipment data into the ULLS-G,
leave the field blank if it is
blank in the FED LOG-AMDF.
Never
use a phony EIC because Army
reporting systems will not recognize
them. Since Army reporting systems only
recognize a blank EIC field and valid EIC
assignments, the phony EIC repair parts
usage data is lost and not reported.
This lost
usage info could
result in a cut
in future repair
parts funding.
Besides…
The item will be reviewed
to see if it qualifies for
EIC assignment and you
will be informed of the
final decision.
When you find an
end item
/
weapon
system
with a blank EIC field,
report it to the LOGSA EIC POC at DSN
645-0782, (256) 955-0782 or by e-mail
to
levi.freeman@logsa.army.mil
.
590. 56-57 (C)
11/23/01
4:29 PM
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