PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-697
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 697
DECEMBER 2010
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PS 697
DEC 10
The lowest authorized level authorized
to remove, replace or use the item is defned
by the code here:
O
– Organizational Level
F
– Field Maintenance or
Aviation Support Battalion
H
– Below Depot Sustainment or
Component Repair Company
K
– Contractor Facility
L
– Special Repair Activity
D
– Depot, Mobile Depot and
Specialized Repair Activity
Maintenance
Second Position
The second position adds specifc in±o to the general source code o± the frst
position. For example, PA is a procured and stocked item, and PH is a stocked and
procured item but contains HAZMAT and so it has special reporting requirements.
PZ means an item was once procured but is now terminal or obsolete with no
replacement, so you need to stop using it.
Fourth Position
The ±ourth position uses the same codes as position three, but tells you the lowest
maintenance level that is capable and has the resources to per±orm a complete repair.
A “complete repair” means the item will return to service when repaired. A
“complete repair action” means that all maintenance (remove, replace, repair,
assemble and test) ±or the item must be per±ormed at that level.
A code “Z”, meaning
nonreparable,
may also be used in positions 4 and 5.
Z-coded parts need to be replaced when they go bad.
Fifth Position
Recoverability is defned in the f±th position. The code tells you what maintenance
level can determine when an item is unserviceable or uneconomically reparable, and
who can condemn or dispose o± the item.
Sixth Position
A sixth position is optional and service-specifc. For instance, an “A” code in
the sixth position means no demilitarization is required upon disposal. A “G” code
re±ers to a military list item that must be demilitarized be±ore it goes to the DLA
Disposition Services.
For more in±ormation and a complete list o± codes and defnitions, see AR
700-82,
Joint Regulation Governing the Use and Application of Uniform Source
Maintenance and Recoverability Codes
(10 Oct 07).
The third
and fourth
positions define
what level of
maintenance is
assigned to an
item.
in Army programs, a code “C”
may be used in the third position
to denote crew or operator
maintenance performed within
organizational maintenance.
in joint programs, the Army
will use code “O” to indicate
a service company or aviation
maintenance company.
The chart on the
following pages has
been simplified to show
the most common SMR
Codes seen in the Army.
The fifth position
generally uses
the
same codes
as positions three
and four.
Third Position
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