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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:
Source
Code
Maintenance
Code
Recoverability
Code
XX
XX
X
How you get an item.
3d position
4th position
Who can install,
Who can do
replace or use
complete
the item.
Repair (see
note) on the
item.
Who determines
disposition action
on an unserviceable
the 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 follows:
Code
Explanation
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.
Explanation
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. 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.
C-2
1 two
positions
PA
PB
PC**
PD
PE
PF
PG
KD
KF
KB
MO
Made at org..
AVUM Level
MF
(Made at DS/
AVUM Level
MH
(Made at GS
Level)
ML
Made at Specialized
Repair Activity (SRA))
MD
(Made at Depot)