EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS IN THE REPAIR PARTS LIST AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST
WORK PACKAGES - Continued
Table 1.
SMR Code Explanation.
Source Code
XX
Maintenance Code
XX
Recoverability Code
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 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
NOTE
Items coded PC are subject to deterioration.
Stocked 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
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 P/N in the
DESCRIPTION AND USABLE ON CODE (UOC) Column and listed in the bulk
material functional group of this RPSTL. If the item is authorized to you by the third
position 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 third
position 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 the next higher assembly. (Refer to
NOTE below.)
XB
If an item is not available from salvage, order it using the Commercial and
Government Entity Code (CAGEC) and P/N.
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