SPECIAL INFORMATION. - TM-3-4240-302-30-P-30059

TM 3-4240-302-30&P-3

B-4. EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS (SECTION IV).

b. When National Stock Number or Part Number is

Known.

(3) STOCK NUMBER Column. This column

lists the NSN for the associated part number and

(1) First. Using the Index of National Stock

manufacturer identified in the PART NUMBER and

Numbers and Part Numbers, find the pertinent National

FSCM columns to the left.

Stock Number or Part Number. The NSN index is in

National Item Identification Number (NIIN) sequence

(4) FIG. Column.

This column lists the

[see B-4.a.(1)]. The part numbers in the Part Number

number of the figure where the item is identified/located

index are listed in ascending alphanumeric sequence

in section II.

(see B-4.b.). Both indexes cross-reference you to the

(5) ITEM Column. The item number is that

illustration figure and item number of the item you are

number assigned to the item as it appears in the figure

looking for.

referenced in the adjacent figure number column.

(2) Second. After finding the figure and item

number, verify that the item is the one you are looking

B-5. SPECIAL INFORMATION.

for, then locate the item number in the repair parts list

a. Fabrication Instructions. Bulk materials required

for the figure.

to manufacture items are listed in the Bulk Material

Functional Group of this RPSTL. Part numbers for bulk

B-7. ABBREVIATIONS.

materials are also referenced in the description column

(Not Applicable)

of the line item entry for the item to be

manufactured/fabricated.

b. Index Numbers. Items which have the word

BULK in the figure column will have an index number

shown in the item number column. This index number

is a cross-reference between the National Stock

Number/Part Number Index and the bulk material list in

section II.

B-6. HOW TO LOCATE REPAIR PARTS.

a. When National Stock Number or Part Number is

Not Known.

(1) First.

Using the table of contents,

determine the assembly group or subassembly group to

which the item belongs. This is necessary since figures

are prepared for assembly groups and subassembly

groups, and listings are divided into the same groups.

(2) Second. Find the figure covering the

assembly group or subassembly group to which the item

belongs.

(3) Third. Identify the item on the figure and

note the item number.

(4) Fourth. Refer to the Repair Parts List for

the figure to find the part number for the item number

noted on the figure.

(5) Fifth. Refer to the Part Number Index to

find the NSN, if assigned.

B-5/(B-6 blank)