PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-714

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 714

MAY 2012
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-714 - Page 29 of 33
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•± Choose±the±SLES±tab.±Then±click±on±SLES±Search.±Select±the±“MQCSS”±(Materiel±Quality±
Control±Storage±Standards)±radio±button,±unless±you±only±want±the±QSL±(Quality±Status±
List)±test±results.±The±MQCSS±selection±will±give±you±both.±
•± Submit±a±query±by±13-digit±NSN±or±9-digit±NIIN±(with±or±without±hyphens),±or±item±
name.±Click±on±the±listed±NSN.±
•± In±the±MQCSS±data±field,±check±the±“Shelf±Life±Code”±(SLC)±and±the±“Shelf±Life±Item±Type.”±
If±the±one-position±SLC±is±numeric±(1-9)±or±an±“X”,±the±item±is±Type±II±(extendible).±If±the±
SLC±is±alpha±(A-Z,±except±X),±the±item±is±Type±I±(non-extendible)±and±must±be±processed±
for±disposition±after±its±expiration±date.±(There±are±exceptions±for±pharmaceuticals.)±If±
the±item’s±SLC±is±zero,±the±item±doesn’t±go±bad±and±no±shelf-life±period±applies.±(These±
items±are±not±currently±in±SLES;±however,±you±can±check±FLIS/FED±LOG±and±look±at±the±
shelf-life±column±in±the±management±data±view.)
•± For±Type±II±items,±note±any±“QSL”±data.±If±QSL±data±is±available,±match±up±your±materiel’s±
contract±and±lot/batch±numbers±with±the±QSL±listing,±and±check±to±see±if±the±materiel±
with±your±lot/batch±has±already±been±tested±and±passed.±A±successful±test±is±shown±by±
a±future±date±listing±in±the±“Test±Due”±column.±If±there±is±a±future±date±listing,±and±your±
materiel±was±stored±using±proper±storage±standards,±then±the±QSL±test±results±are±your±
authority±to±extend±the±materiel’s±shelf±life.±
± ± Note:±Some±of±the±entries±in±the±QSL,±especially±for±paints±and±adhesives,±will±show±
“AF”±in±the±“Issued±to”±column±and±“RTL”±in±the±“Source±of±Supply”±(SOS)±column.±This±
means±the±item±was±tested±by±Air±Force±laboratories;±however,±the±extension±results±
may±be±used±by±all±DOD±customers.±±
•± If±no±QSL±data±is±available±for±the±lot/batch±of±your±NSN,±note±the±“Inspection±Type”±
code,±“Characteristic±Codes”,±and±the±“Source±of±Supply±Code.”±
± ± Note:±If±any±information±is±missing,±unclear±or±seems±wrong,±submit±a±query±via±the±
“Feedback”±button±on±the±website.±Request±any±information±you±need,±which±may±
include±visual±inspection±or±laboratory±test±criteria,±test±sample±submission±procedures±
for±laboratory±testing,±or±shelf±life±extension±time±periods.
Supply Management…
How to
Shelf Life for Type II Items
I’d like to
extend this item’s
shelf life.
well, there are
two
types of
shelf-life items…
…Whether or not you
can extend an item’s
shelf life depends on
which
type it is.
Type I items have defined,
non-extendible shelf lives. An
example is
food
. its usefulness
ends on its expiration date, and
then it should be disposed of
through proper channels.
Shelf-life codes
for
both
item types
are found in the
Shelf-Life Extension
System (SLES).
Type II items have assigned
shelf-life periods that
may be extended after
inspections, tests, or
restoration. Examples
include
paint
and
ink.
To find out if
your
item’s shelf life is extendible,
you need to check the sLES online database,
accessible through the DOD Shelf-Life portal:
You can also contact the appropriate
military service/agency administrator or
the inventory control point shelf-life
administrator matching your SOS.
Contact
information is on
the website under
the POCs tab.
Once
there,
follow
these
steps:
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