O--Organizational Maintenance
of which carry individual stock num-
(1st and 2d echelons).
bers and descriptions and are pro-
Capabilities of higher maintenance
cured and stocked and can be assem-
echelons are considered equal or bet-
bled by units at indicated mainte-
ter.
nance echelons.
(b) This column is blank when compo-
X--applied to parts and assemblies
(e)
nents of kits or sets are listed that
which are not procured or stocked,
are not applicable to the item of
the mortality of which is normally
below that of the applicable end item,
equipment, or when an item is
and the failure of which should re-
source coded Xl.
sult in retirement of the end item
(4) Recoverability. Repair parts and/or
from service.
tool and equipment items that are
X1--applied to repair parts which
(f)
recoverable are indicated by one of the
are not procured or stocked, the re-
following code symbols:
quirement for which will be supplied
(a) R--applied to repair parts and as-
by use of next higher assembly or
semblies which are economically re-
component.
pairable at field maintenance activi-
X2--applied to repair parts which
ties (3d and 4th echelons) and are
(g)
are not stocked. The indicated main-
normally furnished by supply on an
tenance echelon requiring such re-
exchange basis. Items that can be
pair parts will attempt to obtain
economically repaired are consid-
them through cannibalization; if not
ered nonexpendable.
obtainable through cannibalization,
(b) T--applied to high-dollar value re-
such repair parts will be requisition-
coverable repair parts which are
subject to special handling and are
through normal supply channels.
issued on an exchange basis. Such
repair parts normally are repaired
(h)
C--applied to repair parts author-
ized for local procurement. If not ob-
or overhauled at depot maintenance
tainable from local procurement,
activities.
such repair parts will be requisition-
(c) U--applied to repair parts specifi-
ed through normal supply channels
cally selected for salvage by reclama-
with a supporting statement of non-
tion units because of precious metal
availability from local procurement.
content, critical materials, high-dol-
lar value reusable casings, castings,
(i)
G--applied to major assemblies that
and the like.
are procured with PEMA (Procure-
ment Equipment Missile Army )
Note. When no code is shown in the recov-
funds for initial issue only to be
erability column, the part is considered ex-
pendable.
used as exchange assemblies at field
maintenance level. These assemblies
b. Federal Stock Numbers. When a Federal
will not be stocked above field main-
stock number is available for a part, it will be
tenance level or returned to depot
shown in this column and used for requisition-
supply level.
ing purposes.
Z--applied to obsolete repair parts
(j)
c. Description.
no longer stocked or procured.
(1) The item name and a brief description
(3) Maintenance.
of the part are shown.
(a) The lowest maintenance echelon au-
(2) A five-digit Federal Supply Code for
thorized to manufacture, assemble,
manufacturers and/or other technical
and/or install the part is indicated
services is shown in parentheses, fol-
by the code symbol:
iv