Maintenance code - TM-11-5895-1279-23P0007

TM 11-5895-1279-23P

(2) Maintenance code. Maintenance codes tell you the category of maintenance authorized to USE and REPAIR

support items. The maintenance codes are entered in the third and fourth positions of the SMR code as follows:

(a) The maintenance code entered in the third position tells you the lowest maintenance category authorized to

remove, replace, and use an item. The maintenance code entered in the third position

will

indicate

authorization to one of the following categories of maintenance.

Code

Application/Explanation

C-

Crew or operator maintenance done within organizational or aviation maintenance.

O-

Organizational or aviation unit category can remove, replace, and use the item.

F-

Direct support or aviation intermediate category can remove, replace, and use the item.

H-

General support category can remove, replace, and use the item.

L-

Specialized repair activity can remove, replace, and use the item.

D-

Depot category can remove, replace, and use the item.

(b)

The

maintenance code entered in the fourth position tells whether or

not the item is to be repaired

and identifies the lowest maintenance category with the capability to do complete repair (i.e.,

perform

all

authorized repair functions). This position will contain one of the following maintenance codes.

NOTE

Some limited repair may be done on the item at a lower category of maintenance, if authorized by the

Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) and SMR codes.

Code

Application/Explanation

O - Organizational or aviation unit is the lowest category that can do complete repair of the item.

F - Direct support or aviation intermediate is the lowest category that can do complete repair of the item.

H - General support is the lowest category that can do complete repair of the item.

L - Specialized repair activity (designate the specialized repair activity) is the lowest category that can do complete

repair of the item.

D - Depot is the lowest category that can do complete repair of the item.