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b. SMR CODE (Column (2)). The Source, Maintenance, and Recoverability (SMR) code is a 5-position

code containing supply/requisitioning information, maintenance category authorization criteria, and

disposition instructions, as shown in the following breakout:

Recoverability

Maintenance

Source

Code

Who determines

4th position

3rd position

How you get an item

disposition action on

an unserviceable

Who can do

Who can install,

item

complete repair*

replace or use

on the item

the item

* Complete Repair: Maintenance capacity, capability, and authority to perform all the corrective

maintenance tasks of the "Repair" function in a use/user environment in order to restore serviceability

to a failed item.

(1) Source Code. The source code tells you how you get an item needed for maintenance, repair,

or overhaul of an end item/equipment. Source codes are always the first two positions of the SMR

code. Explanations of source codes follow:

Explanation

Code

Stocked items; use the applicable NSN to request/requisition items

with these source codes. They are authorized to the category

indicated by the code entered in the 3rd position of the SMR code.

Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisitioned

individually. They are part of a kit which is authorized to the

maintenance category indicated in the 3rd position of the SMR code.

The complete kit must be requisitioned and applied.

Items with these codes are not to be requested/requisitioned

individually. They must be made from bulk material which is

identified by NSN in the Description column and listed in the Bulk

Material group in the repair parts list in this manual. If the item is

authorized to you by the 3rd position code of the SMR code, but the

source code indicates it is made at a higher category, order the item

from the higher category of maintenance.

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