TB 9-2350-277-40&P-4
REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST (RPSTL)
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INTRODUCTION – Continued
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a.
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:
Source Code
Application/Explanation
PA
PB
PC
PD
PE
PF
PG
PH
PR
PZ
Stocked items:
Use the applicable NSN to request/requisition items
with these source codes.
They are authorized to the category
indicated by the code entered in the 3rd position of the SMR code.
NOTE
Items coded PC are subject to deterioration.
KD
KF
KB
Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisitioned
individually.
They are part of a kit which is authorized to the
maintenance category indicated in the 3rd position of the SMR code.
The complete kit must be requisitioned and applied.
MF - Made at field
MH - Made at below
depot/sustainment level
ML - Made at SRA
MD - Made at Depot
Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisitioned
individually.
They must be made from bulk material which is identified
by the part number in the DESCRIPTION AND USABLE ON CODE
(UOC) column and listed in the bulk material group of the repair parts
list in the RPSTL.
If the item is authorized to you by the 3rd position
code of the SMR code, but the source code indicates it is made at a
higher level, order the item from the higher level of maintenance.
AF - Assembled by field
AH - Assembled by below
depot sustainment level
AL - Assembled by SRA
AD - Assembled by Depot
Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisitioned
individually.
The parts that make up the assembled item must be
requisitioned or fabricated and assembled at the level of maintenance
indicated by the source code.
If the 3rd position code of the SMR
code authorizes you to replace the item, but the source code indicates
the item is assembled at a higher level, order the item from the higher
level of maintenance.
XA
Do not requisition an XA-coded item. Order its next higher assembly.
(Also, refer to the note below.)
XB
If an XB-coded item is not available from salvage, order it using the
CAGEC and part number given.
XC
Installation drawing, diagram, instruction sheet, field service drawing
that is identified by manufacturer’s part number.
XD
Item is not stocked. Order an XD-coded item through normal supply
channels using the CAGEC and part number given if no NSN is
available.
NOTE
Cannibalization or controlled exchange, when authorized, may be
used as a source of supply for items with the above source
codes, except for those source-coded “XA” or those aircraft
support items restricted by requirements of AR 750-1.