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TABLE 1. SMR Code Explanation.
Source
Maintenance
Recoverability
Code
Code
Code
XX
XX
X
1st two
3rd position:
4th position:
5th position:
positions:
who can install,
Who can do
Who determines
How to get an
replace, or use the
complete repair*
disposition action on
item.
item.
on the item.
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:
Source Code
Application/Explanation
PA
PB
PC
PD
PE
PF
PG
PH
PR
PZ
NOTE
Items coded PC are subject to deterioration.
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/ASB level
MH–Made at Below
Depot/Sustainment level
ML–Made at SRA/TASMG
MD–Made at depot
MG–Navy only
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 work package
of the RPSTL. If the item is authorized to you
by the third position code of the SME code, but
the source code indicates it is made at higher
level, order the Item from the higher level of
maintenance.
EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS IN THE REPAIR PARTS LIST AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST WORK
PACKAGES–CONTINUED