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b.SMR CODE (column(2).
The Source, Maintenance, a n d Recoverability (SMR) code
is a 5-position code containing supply/requisitioning information, maintenance level
authorization criteria, and disposition instructions, as shown in the following
breakout:
Recoverability
Maintenance
Source
Code
Code
Code
Who can install,
on an unserviceable
Who can do
replace or use
item
complete repair*
the item
o n the item
*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.
T h e source code tells you how you get an item needed for
( 1 ) Source Code.
maintenance, repair, or overhaul of an end item/equipment. Explanations of source
codes follow:
Code
Explanation
PA
S t o c k e d items; u s e t h e a p p l i c a b l e N S N t o r e q u e s t /
PB
PC**
requisition items with these source codes. They are
PD
authorized to the level indicated by the code entered
PE
i n the 3d position of the SMR code.
PF
**NOTE:
Items coded PC are subject to deterioration.
PG
Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisi-
tioned individually. They are part of a kit which is
KD
KF
authorized to the maintenance level indicated in the 3d
KB
p o s i t i o n of the SMR code. The complete kit must be
requisitioned and applied.
Items with these codes are not to be requested/
M O - (Made at org/
r e q u i s i t i o n e d i n d i v i d u a l l y . They must be made from bulk
AVUM Level)
MF- (Made at DS/
material which is identified by the part number in the
DESCRIPTION AND USABLE ON CODE (UOC) column and listed in
AVIM Level)
MH- (Made at GS
the Bulk Material group of the repair parts list in this
RPSTL. If the item is authorized to you by the 3d position
Level)
ML- (Made at Spe-
c o d e of the SMR code, but the source code indicates it is
made at a higher level, order the item from the higher
cialized Repair
level of maintenance.
Activity (SRA))
MD- (Made at Depot)
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