Maintenance Code. (Cont)

TM 9-2350-259-24P

(a) The maintenance code entered in the third position tells you

the lowest maintenance level authorized to remove, replace, and use an item.

The maintenance code entered in the third position will indicate authorization

to one of the following levels of maintenance.

Application/Explanation

Code

-Crew or operator maintenance done within

organizational or aviation unit maintenance.

-Organizational or aviation unit category can

remove, replaces and use the item.

-Direct support or aviation intermediate level can

remove, replaces and use the item.

-General support level can remove, replace, and use

the item.

-Specialized repair activity can remove, replace,

and use the item.

-Depot level can remove, replace, and use the item.

(b) The maintenance code entered in the fourth position tells

whether or not the item is to be repaired and identifies the lowest

maintenance level with the capability to do complete repair (i.e., perform all

authorized repair functions.) (NOTE: Some limited repair may be done on the

item at a lower level of maintenance, if authorized by the Maintenance

Allocation Chart (MAC) and SMR codes.) This position will contain one of the

following maintenance codes.

Application/Explanation

Code

-Organizational or (aviation unit) is the lowest

level that can do complete repair of the item.

-Direct support or aviation intermediate is the

lowest level that can do complete repair of the

item.

-General support is the lowest level that can do

complete repair of the item.

-Specialized repair activity (designate the

specialized repair activity) is the lowest level

that can do complete repair of the item.