Source Code. - TM-9-5855-252-24P0005

TM 9-5855-252-24P

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 instruction, as

shown in the following breakout:

Who determines

disposition

Who can install,

Who can do

action on an

replace or use

unserviceable

complete repair*

on the item

item

the item

*Complete Repair: Maintenance capacity, capability, and authority to perform

all corrective maintenance tasks of the "Repair" function in a use/user environ-

ment in order to restore serviceability to a failed item.

(1) Source Code. The source code tells you how you get an item needed for

maintenance, repair, or overhaul of an end item/equipment. Explanations of source

codes follow:

Explanation

Code

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 3d position of

the SMR Code.

**NOTE:

Items coded PC are subject to deterioration.

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 3d position of the

SMR Code. The complete kit must be requisitioned and applied.

Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisitioned

individually. They must be made from bulk material which is

identified by 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. If the item is

authorized to you by the 3d 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.