PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-616

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 616

MARCH 2004
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-616 - Page 29 of 33
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Maintenance Codes
The third and fourth positions in the SMR
code give maintenance info. The third posi-
tion tells what level of maintenance can
remove/replace a part. For example, O
means the organization/unit can replace it.
F, G, H, K, L, and D indicate higher levels of
maintenance. Code G is for Navy use only.
The fourth position shows the lowest
maintenance level that has the capability and
the resources to complete the repair.
Recoverability Codes
The fifth position tells you who can condemn and dispose of unserviceable or
non-reparable parts.
The third, fourth, and fifth positions also now follow the same coding order: O,
F, G, H, K, L, D and Z. Code Z in the third position is also restricted to Navy use.
The sixth position is reserved for service specific coding. The Army uses this
position to indicate demilitarization actions.
The revised AR 700-82 is available in XML and PDF formats online at:
It’s 16 pages in length.
Source Codes
The first two posi-
tions of an SMR code
tell you the source of
a part. It also explains
why a part may not
have an NSN.
PS 616
MAR 04
54
Renovating
the Building
Blocks for
Parts
Requests
Watch out for falling blocks! SMR codes have been updated by the
Joint
Regulation Governing the Use and Application of Uniform Source Maintenance
and Recoverability [SMR] Codes,
AR 700-82, (31 March 2003).
The revised regulation adds new source codes and changes the order of some
maintenance and recoverability codes.
The good news is SMR codes still work pretty much as they always have, but
with a few changes for joint application. SMR codes have five standard positions
and a sixth position that is service specific.
hi, connie!
no, I’m
using these
to teach
smr codes.
“the third and fourth
blocks, 0 and f, are the
maintenance level codes.”
that’s right. and
the fifth block, z,
describes a part’s
recoverability
and disposition
instructions.
the smr
code chart
now reflects
joint codes.
throw out the
old charts and
use the
new
codes.
the first two
blocks, p and
a, represent
the
source
code.
the x
source codes
need special
treatment.
hey, rotor.
aren’t you a
bit old for
building
blocks?
the chart on the
next two pages has
been simplified to
mainly depict army
smr codes.
the full
chart is
available
online.
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