SECTION I
INTRODUCTION
3-Chemical Corps
1. General
9-Ordnance Corps
a. This manual lists repair parts and special tools
10-Quartermaster Corps
for field and depot maintenance. It indicates the guide
11-Signal Corps
quantity factors to be used for initial repair parts
55-Transportation Corps
stockage by field maintenance (3d and 4th echelons),
(2) Source. The selection status and source
and recommends quantities of repair parts for depot
of supply for each part are indicated by
maintenance (5th echelon).
Information and data
one of the following code symbols:
contained herein serve as requisitioning reference
material, and as a guide to determine stockage
(a) P--applied to high-mortality repair
quantities of repair parts.
parts which are stocked in or
supplied from the technical service
b. Price information for stock-type repair parts may
depot system and authorized for
be obtained from applicable Department of the Army
use at indicated maintenance
type-2 series supply manuals.
echelons.
c. Repair parts lists are arranged as follows:
(b) P1--applied to repair parts which are
(1) Individual parts and major assemblies are
low-mortality parts, stocked in or
listed alphabetically by item name within
supplied from technical service
the functional groups.
depots,
and
authorized
for
(2) Assembly
components
and
installation
at
indicated
subassemblies are indented and listed
maintenance echelons.
alphabetically by item name under major
(c) M--applied to repair parts which are
assemblies.
not procured or stocked but are to
(3) Bulk material and parts peculiar with more
be manufactured at indicated
than one application are listed in either
maintenance echelons.
functional group 9501 or 9901.
(d) A--applied to assemblies which are
d. Allowances are based on 2,000 hours operation
not procured or stocked as such but
per year.
made up of two or more units, each
of which carry individual stock
2. Explanation of Repair Parts and Tool Lists
numbers and descriptions and are
a. Source Codes. This column is subdivided into
procured and stocked and can be
four columns. The titles and information provided in
assembled by units at indicated
each column are as follows:
maintenance echelons.
(1)
Technical service. This
(e) X--applied to parts and assemblies
column lists either the basic number
which are not procured or stocked,
of the technical service or code
the mortality of which is normally
symbol of the supply center
below that of the applicable end
assigned supply responsibility for
item, and the failure of which should
the part.
Blank spaces denote
result in retirement of the end item
Corps
of
Engineers
supply
from service.
responsibility.
General Engineer
(f) X1--applied to repair parts which are
supply parts are identified by the
not procured or stocked, the
letters
"GE"
in
parentheses,
requirement for which will be
following the nomenclature in the
description column. Other technical
service basic numbers or supply
center
code
symbols
are:
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