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(b) The maintenance code entered in the fourth position
indicates whether the item is to be repaired and identifies the
lowest maintenance level with the capability to perform complete
. .
repair (i.e., all authorized maintenance functions).
This position
will contain one of the following maintenance codes:
Code
Application/explanation
F
H
Z
. . . .
The lowest maintenance level capable of complete repair
of the support item is the direct support level.
. . . .
The lowest maintenance level capable of complete repair
of the support item is the general support level.
. . . .
Nonreparable.
No repair is authorized.
(3) Recoverability code.
Recoverability codes are assigned
to support items to indicate the disposition action on unserviceable
items.
The recoverability code is entered in the fifth position of
the Uniform SMR Code format as follows:
Recoverability
Code
Definition
Z
F
H
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
Nonreparable item.
When unserviceable,
condemn and dispose
at the level indicated in position 3.
Reparable item.
and dispose at
When uneconomically reparable, condemn
the direct support level.
Reparable item.
When uneconomically reparable, condemn
and dispose at the general support level.
c. National Stock Number.
Indicates the national stock number
assigned to the item and which will be used for requisitioning
purposes.
d. Part Number. Indicates the primary number used by the
manufacturer (individual, company, firm, corporation, or Government
Activity) which controls the design and characteristics of the item
by means of its engineering drawings,
inspection requirements to identify an
NOTE
When a stock numbered item
the item received may have
number than the part being
specifications, standards, and
item or range of items.
is requisitioned,
a difference part
replaced.
e. Federal Supply Code for Manufacturer (FSCM). The FSCM is a
five-digit numeric code listed in SB 708-42 which is used to identify
the manufacturer, distributor, or Government agency, etc.
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