Maintenance Code - TM-9-1270-212-14-P0279

TM 9-1270-212-14&P

Definition

Code

Support equipment which will not be stocked but

Item is not procured or stocked. If not available

which will be centrally procured on demand.

through salvage, requisition.

Item procured and stocked to provide for

Installation drawing, diagram, instruction sheet,

sustained support for the life of the equipment. It

field service drawing that is identified by

is applied to an item peculiar to the equipment

manufacturer's part number.

which, because of probable discontinuance or

A support item that is not stocked. When required,

shutdown of production facilities, would prove

uneconomical to reproduce at a later time.

item will be procured through normal supply

channels.

An item of a depot overhaul/repair kit and not

NOTE

purchased separately. Depot kit defined as a kit

that provides items required at the time of

cannibalization or salvage may be used as a

overhaul or repair.

source of supply for items coded above except

those coded XA and aircraft support items as

An item of a maintenance kit and not purchased

restricted by AR 700-42.

separately. Maintenance kit defined as a kit that

provides an item that can be replaced at

(2) Maintenance Code. Maintenance codes are

organizational or intermediate levels of

assigned to indicate the levels of maintenance authorized to

maintenance.

USE and REPAIR support items. The maintenance codes

are entered in the third and fourth positions of the Uniform

Item included in both a depot overhaul/repair kit

SMR Code format as follows:

and a maintenance kit.

(a) The maintenance code entered in the third

Item to be manufactured or fabricated at

position will indicate the lowest maintenance level

organizational level.

authorized to remove, replace, and use the support item.

The maintenance code entered in the third position will

Item to be manufactured or fabricated at the

indicate one of the following levels of maintenance:

direct support maintenance level.

Application/Explanation

Code

Item to be manufactured or fabricated at the

general support maintenance level.

Crew or operator maintenance performed within

organizational maintenance.

Item to be manufactured or fabricated at the

depot maintenance level.

Support item is removed, replaced, used at the

organizational level.

Item to be assembled at organizational level.

Support item is removed, replaced, used at the

direct support level.

Item to be assembled at direct support

maintenance level.

Support item is removed, replaced, used at the

general support level.

Item to be assembled at general support

maintenance level

Support items that are removed, replaced, used at

depot, mobile depot, or specialized repair activity

Item to be assembled at depot maintenance level.

only.

Item is not procured or stocked because the

(b) The maintenance code entered in the fourth

position indicates whether the item is to be repaired and

requirements for the item will result in the

replacement of the next higher assembly.

identifies the lowest maintenance level with the capability

B-2