EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS IN THE REPAIR PARTS LIST AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST WORK
PACKAGES - Continued
Table
1.
SMR Code Explanation.
SOURCE
CODE
MAINTENANCE
CODE
RECOVERABILITY
CODE
XX
XX
X
1st two positions: How to
get an item.
3rd position: Who can
install, replace, or use the
item.
4th position: Who can do
complete repair* on the
item.
5th position: Who
determines disposition
action on unserviceable
items.
*Complete Repair: Maintenance capacity, capability, and authority to perform all corrective maintenance tasks of
the "Repair" function in a use/user environment in order to restore serviceability to a failed item.
Source Code. The source code tells you how you get an item needed for maintenance, repair, or overhaul of an end
item/equipment. Explanations of source codes follow:
Table
2.
Source Code First and Second Position.
SOURCE CODE
APPLICATION/EXPLANATION
PA
PB
PC
PD
PE
PF
PG
PH
PR
PZ
NOTE
Items coded PC are subject to deterio-
ration.
Stock items; use the applicable NSN to
requisition/request items with these source codes.
They are authorized to the level indicated by the
code entered in the third position of the SMR code.
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 level
indicated in the third position of the SMR code.
The complete kit must be requisitioned and
applied.
MF-Made at field
MH-Made at below sustainment level
ML-Made at SRA
MD-Made at depot
Items with these codes are not to be requisitioned/
requested 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
work package of the RPSTL. If the item is
authorized to you by the third position code of the
SMR code, but the source code indicates it is
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