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TM 1-1520-238-23P
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3. Explanation of Columns (Sections II and III).
a. ITEM NO (Column (1)).
Indicates the number used to identify items called out in the illustration.
b. SMR CODE (Column (2)).
The Source, Maintenance, and Recoverability (SMR) code is a 5-position code
containing supply/requisitioning information, maintenance category authorization criteria, and disposition instruc-
tion, as shown in the following breakout:
XX
Source
Code
1st two
positions
How you get an item
XX
Maintenance
Code
X
3rd position
Who can install, replace
or use the item
4th position
Who can do complete
repair* on the item
Recoverability
Code
5th position
Who determined
disposition action on an
unserviceable 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.
(1) Source Code.
The source code tells you how to get an item needed for maintenance, repair, or
overhaul of an end item/equipment. Explanations of source codes follow:
Code
Explanation
PA
PB
PC**
PD
PE
PF
PG
Stocked items; use the applicable NSN to request/requisition items with
these source codes. They are authorized to the category indicated by
the code entered in the 3rd position of the SMR code.
**NOTE:
Items coded PC are subject to deterioration.
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 category
indicated in the 3rd position of the SMR code. The complete kit must be
requisitioned and applied.
MO
(Made at org/
AVUM Level)
MF
(Made at DS/
AVIM Level)
MH
(Made at GS
Level)
ML
(Made at Specialized
Repair
Activity (SRA)
MD
(Made at Depot)
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 of the repair parts list in this
RPSTL. Fabricated items may also be made utilizing Appendix D of the
TM 1152023823 Series. If the item is authorized to you by the 3rd
position code of the SMR code, but the source code indicates it is made
at a higher Level, order the item from the higher Level of maintenance.