Explanation of Columns. - TM-32-5865-218-24-P0120

TM 32-5865-218-24&P

Definition

Code

Item procured and stocked for anticipated or known

usage.

Item procured and stocked for insurance purpose

because essentiality dictates that a minimum quan-

tity be available in the supply system.

Item procured and stocked and which otherwise would

be coded PA except that it is deteriorative in

nature.

Support item, excluding support equipment, procured

for initial issue or outfitting and stocked only for

subsequent or additional initial issues of outfit-

t i n g . Not subject to automatic replenishment.

Support equipment procured and stocked for initial

issue or outfitting to specified maintenance repair

activities.

Support equipment that will not be stocked but will

be centrally procured on demand.

Item procured and stocked to provide for sustained

It is ap-

support for the life of the equipment.

plied to an item peculiar to the equipment which,

because of probable discontinuance or shutdown of

production facilities, would prove uneconomical

to produce at a later time.

An item of a depot overhaul/repair kit and not pur-

chased separately. Depot kit defined as a kit that

provides items required at the time of overhaul or

repair.

An item of a maintenance kit and not purchased

Maintenance kit defined as a kit that

separately.

provides an item that can be replaced at organiza-

tional or intermediate levels of maintenance.

Item included in both a depot overhaul/repair kit

and a maintenance kit.

Item to be manufactured or fabricated at organiza-

tional level.

Item to be manufactured or fabricated at the direct

support maintenance level.

Item to be manufactured or fabricated at the general

support maintenance level.

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