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MaintenanceCode
Explanation
C
Crew or operator maintenance
done within organizational
or aviation
unit maintenance.
O
Organizational
or aviation unit category
can remove, replace,
and use
the item.
F
Direct support or aviation intermediate
level can remove,
replace, and
use the item.
H
General support level can remove, replace, and use the item.
L
Specialized
repair activity can remove, replace, and use the item.
D
Depot level 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
level with the capability to do complete
repair (i.e., perform all
authorized repair functions). (NOTE: Some limited re
ay be done on the itern at a lower evel of maintenance,
N authorized
by the Maintenance
allocation Chart (MAC) and SMR code). This position will contain one of the
following maintenance
codes:
Maintenance
Code
Application/Explanation
O
Organizational
(or aviation unit) is the lowest level that can do
complete repair of the item.
F
Direct support (or aviation intermediate)
is the lowest level that can
do complete repair of the item.
H
General Support is the lowest level that can do complete repair of the
item.
L
Specialized
repair activity (designate
the specialized
repair activity)
is the lowest level that can do complete repair of the item.
D
Depot is the lowest that can do complete repair of the item.
Z
Nonrepairable.
No repair is authorized.
B
No repair authorized.
(No parts orspecial
tools
are authorized
for the
maintenance
of a "B" coded
item.) However, the item may be
reconditioned
by adjusting,
lubricating,
etc., at the user level.
(3)
Recoverability
code. Recoverability
codes
are assigned
to items to indicate the disposition
action on unserviceable
items.
The recoverability
code
is entered
in the fifth position of the SMR Code as follows:
Recoverability
Code
Application/Explanation
Z
Nonrepairable
item. When
unserviceable,
condemn
and dispose
of
the item at the level of maintenance
shown
in 3d position of SMR
Code.
O
Repairable
item. When
uneconomically
repairable,
condemn
and
dispose
of the item at organizational
or aviation
unit level.
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