TM 5-3431-207-15
APPENDIX III
BASIC ISSUE ITEMS LIST
Section I. INTRODUCTION
maintenance echelons.
1. General
(d) X2-applied to repair parts which are
publications required in 1st echelon maintenance and
not stocked.
The indicated
operation, initially issued with, or authorized for the arc
maintenance echelon requiring such
welding machine.
repair parts will attempt to obtain
them through cannibalization; if not
2. Explanation of Columns
obtainable through cannibalization,
a. Source Codes. The information provided in
such
repair
parts
will
be
each column is as follows:
requisitioned
with
supporting
(1) Technical service. This column lists the
channels.
basic number (or symbol) of the technical
service assigned supply responsibility for
(3) Maintenance. The lowest maintenance
the part. Blank spaces denote Corps of
echelon authorized to use, stock, install,
Engineers supply responsibility. General
or manufacture the part is indicated by the
Engineer supply parts are identified by the
following code symbol:
letters "GE" in parentheses, following the
nomenclature in the description column.
O -- Organizational maintenance (1st and
Other technical services basic numbers
2nd Echelon)
(or symbols) are:
9 -- Ordnance Corps
(4) Recoverability. Repair parts and/or tool
10 -- Quartermaster Corps
and equipment items that are recoverable
12 -- Adjutant General's Corps
are indicated by one of the following code
symbols:
(2) Source. The selection status and source
of supply for each part are indicated by
(a) R--applied to repair parts and
one of the following code symbols:
assemblies which are economically
reparable at field maintenance
(a) P--applied to high-mortality repair
facilities (3d and 4th echelons) and
parts which are stocked in or
normally are furnished by supply on
supplied from the technical service
an exchange basis.
depot system, and authorized for
use at indicated maintenance
(b) T--applied to high-dollar value
echelons.
recoverable repair parts which are
subject to special handling and are
(b) P1 - applied to repair parts which
issued on an exchange basis. Such
are low-mortality parts, stocked in or
repair parts normally are repaired or
supplied from technical service
overhauled at depot maintenance
depots,
and
authorized
for
facilities.
installation
at
indicated
maintenance echelons.
(c) U--applied
to
repair
parts
specifically selected for salvage by
(c) M -applied to repair parts which are
reclamation units because of
not procured or stocked but are to
precious metal content, critical
be manufactured at indicated
materials,
high-dollar
value
reusable casings, castings, and the
like.
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