How to Locate Repair Parts - TM-11-5895-687-34P-30006

TM 11-5895-687-34P-3

lowest unit of issue that will satisfy the required

Application/Explanation

Code

units of measure will be requisitioned.

D-The lowest maintenance level capable of

h. Quantity Incorporated in Unit. Indicates the

complete repair of the support item is the

quantity of the item used in the breakout shown

depot level.

on the illustration figure, which is prepared for a

Z - Nonreparable. No repair is authorized.

functional group, subfunctional group, or an

(3) Recoverability code. Recoverability codes

assembly.

are assigned to support items to indicate the

4. Special Information

disposition action on unserviceable items. The

a. The following publications pertain to the

recoverability code is entered in the fifth position

SN-421/TPX-50 and its components:

of the Uniform SMR Code format as follows:

Recoverability

AN/TPX-50 (U)

Definition

codes

TM 11-5895-687-20P. Interrogator Set

Z - Nonreparable item. When unserviceable,

AN/TPX-50

condemn and dispose at the level indicated

b. National stock numbers (NSN's) that are

in position 3.

missing from P source coded items have been

F-Reparable item. When uneconomically

applied for and will be added to this TM by future

reparable, condemn and dispose at the

change/revision when they are entered in the

direct support level.

Army Master Data File (AMDF). Until the NSN's

D - Reparable item. When beyond lower level

are established and published, submit exception

repair capability, return to depot. Con-

requisitions to: Commander, US Army Electronics

demnation and disposal not authorized

Command, ATTN: DRSEL-MM, Fort Monmouth,

below depot level.

NJ 07703 for the part required to support your

L-Reparable item. Repair, condemnation, and

equipment.

below

authorized

not

disposal

5. How to Locate Repair Parts

depot/specialized repair activity level.

a. When National stock number or part

c. National Stock Number. Indicates the

number is unknown.

National stock number assigned to the item and

(1) First. Using the table of contents,

will be used for requisitioning purposes.

determine the functional group within which the

d. Part Number. Indicates the primary

item belongs. This is necessary since illustrations

number used by the manufacturer (individual,

are prepared for functional groups and listings are

company, firm, corporation, or Government ac-

divided into the same groups.

tivity), which controls the design and charac-

(2) Second. Find the illustration covering the

teristics of the item by means of its engineering

functional group to which the item belongs.

drawings, specifications, standards, and inspection

(3) Third. Identify the item on the

requirements to identify an item or range of items.

illustration and note the illustration figure and

NOTE

item number of the item.

When a stock-numbered item is

(4) Fourth. Using the Repair Parts Listing,

requisitioned, the repair part received may

find the figure and item number noted on the

have a different part number than the part

illustration.

being replaced.

b. When National stock number or part

e. Federal Supply Code for Manufacturer

number is known.

(FSCW). The FSCM is a S-digit numeric code.

(1) First. Using the Index of National Stock

listed in SB 708-42 which is used to identify the

Numbers and Part Numbers, find the pertinent

manufacturer, distributor, or Government agency,

National stock number or part number. This index

etc.

is in NIIN sequence followed by a list of part

f. Description. Indicates the Federal item name

numbers in alphameric sequence, cross-referenced

and, if required, a minimum description to identify

to the illustration figure number and item number.

the item.

(2) Second. After finding the figure and item

g. Unit of Measure (U/M). Indicates the standard

number, locate the figure and item number in the

of the basic quanity of the listed item as used in per-

repair parts list.

forming the actual maintenance function. This

6. Abbreviations

measure is expressed by a two-character

Not applicable.

alphabetical abbreviation (e.g., ea, in, pr, etc). When

the unit of measure differs from the unit of issue, the

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