APPENDIX A CODED STORAGE REQUIREMENTS

SB 740-91-01

APPENDIX A

CODED STORAGE REQUIREMENTS

Cyclic inspections shall be performed in accordance with the coded storage requirements and criteria specified in this

appendix. Specific instructions for the interpretation and application of these requirements were provided in section II of

this Supply Bulletin. It should be emphasized that the inspection frequency for the materiel items listed are based on the

preferred level of protection as given in the preservation packing (PPC) and type storage (TSC) of the coded SSS form

included in this appendix. If the actual protection levels vary (from the preferred), the inspection frequency, unless

otherwise stated in the instructions for the individual materiel FSC classes, shall be adjusted in accordance with the

instructions of paragraph 2.2.g, section II of this Supply Bulletin. This adjustment in the period of inspection allows depot

flexibility relative to stock demand, available space, etc. Although adjustments for the period of inspection are allowed,

adherence to the preservation packing and type storage is encouraged.

It should also be emphasized that prior to inspecting for actual material defects and severity levels (per the assigned

quality code defect requirements, such as severely loose or frozen parts--040, major damaged parts--141, minor bonding

deterioration--248, etc., as designated per appendix A ), preservation, packaging, and packing (PP&P), markings and

storage methods shall first be checked for discrepancies (per the assigned coded requirements such as inadequate

preservation--202, inner packing or container/deteriorated--213, major damage to outer container--223, illegible markings--

230, shelf life date exceeded--055, improper storage space--286, etc., as designated per appendix A). If the PP&P,

markings and storage are found to be inadequate, the materiel items shall be reclassified to the appropriate condition

code. Reclassification back to a serviceable condition requires inspecting the items for damage, deteriorative effects, etc.,

that may have resulted from the inadequate PP&P methods. If the inspection shows the item to be in an acceptable

condition, it shall be repackaged to its original level.

On certain materiel items special inspections shall be performed. Special inspections are those inspections which cannot

be planned or forecast and are generally a result of an adverse change in storage condition (see paragraph 1.3, section I).

Included in this Supply Bulletin appendix A are separate appendixes (A-1 through A-96) that provide the coded storage

requirements for CECOM items in depot storage which have been evaluated and determined to be storage sensitive,

critical to personnel safety, or of a highly deteriorative nature to the degree of requiring cyclic inspections for the assurance

of materiel item readiness.

The coded information provided in the appendixes applies to materiel items requiring cyclic inspection which are managed

by CECOM as identified by the (AMCA) Class Manager Activity Code (B16) in the Fixed Header of the Army Master Code

File (AMDF). Included are materiel items within the Federal Stock Classes (FSC) listed in table A-1. Table A-1 cross-

references the FSC class to the applicable appendix A (and B) sections.

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