SECTION II STORAGE SERVICEABILITY STANDARD APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

SB 740-91-01

SECTION II

STORAGE SERVICEABILITY STANDARD APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

2-1 Storage Serviceability Standard Requirement.

This section and appendixes A and B of this supply bulletin provide the Storage Serviceability Standard requirements

relative to CECOM managed materials in depot storage. Appendix A provides coded storage readiness requirements for

each item. Included are: quality defect codes, inspection levels, acceptable quality levels, shelf-life codes per AR 700-89,

inspection frequency codes, test required codes, preferred preservation and packaging codes, and preferred storage

codes. Instructions for the interpretation and application of these coded requirements are provided in section 2-2

following. Appendix B provides supplementary instructions for performing the required test (TRC) where coded

requirements per appendix A cannot adequately describe the acceptance criteria. Appendix B is applicable only to a given

item, or generic group of items as indicated in appendix A. Section 2-2h of this section provides a more detailed

description of the application and use of appendix B.

2-2 Coded Requirements (Appendix A).

This section provides information and instruction necessary for the interpretation and application of coded storage

readiness requirements for individual items as given in appendix A of this bulletin.

a. National Stock Number (NSN). The National number is the federally assigned stock number for the item or part of

consideration, as listed in the Army Master Data File (AMDF). Separate appendix A sections are provided for each class

of items (A-1 through A-96) with the Federal Supply Classification (FSC) prefix identified at the top of the National Stock

Number column. Coding for the NSN is provided in six digits where the first four identify the FSC, and the next two identify

the nation of manufacture (for NATO, RSI purposes) followed by seven digits which identify individual items.

b. Item Name. The Item Name as found in the AMDF provides a description of the item or part, and is limited to 21

characters.

c. Quality Defect for Inspection (QDC). The Quality Defect for Inspection column defines potential storage-induced

defects for specific materiel items. It should be noted that the assigned defect codes cover preservation, packaging,

marking, and storage as well as materiel deficiencies. Cyclic inspections as described in the TRC column are performed

to accept or reject materiel relative to the defects identified in this column. A three-digit code is used, where the first digit

identifies the severity of the defect (critical is 0, major is 1, and minor is 2), the second digit identifies a general group of

defects, and the third digit identifies a specific defect (e.g., major is 1, preservation is 2, and container damaged or

deteriorated is 3). Complete definitions for quality defect codes applicable to the acceptance/rejection of materiel items

inspected during the various depot inspection and testing phases (i.e., on receipt, scheduled cyclic, audit, and special

inspections, etc.) are provided in appendix D, table D-3. Appendix B provides data sheets pertaining to each class of

items for recording accept/reject decisions.

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