ARMY TM 9-1290-262-24&P
MARINE CORPS TM 00476C-24&P
AIR FORCE TO 49A7-3-72/74
C-3. EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS (SECTIONS II AND Ill) (CONT).
b. SMR CODE (Column 2)). The Source, Maintenance, and Recoverability (SMR) code is a 5-
position code containing supply/requisitioning information, maintenance level authorization criteria,
and disposition instruction, as shown in the following breakout:
Recoverability
Source
Maintenance
Code
Code
Code
1st two
positions
How you get an item
4th position
Who determines
3d position
disposition
Who can do
Who can install,
action on an
replace, or use
complete repair*
unserviceable
item
on the item
the item
*Complete Repair: Maintenance capacity, capability, and authority to perform all corrective mainte-
nance 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 to get an item needed for maintenance,
repair, or overhaul of an end item/equipment. Explanations of source codes follow:
CODE
EXPLANATION
Stocked items; use the applicable NSN to request/requisition items with
these source codes. They are authorized to the level indicated by the
code entered in the 3d position of the SMR codes.
Items with these codes are not to be requestedequisitioned individually.
They are part of a kit which is authorized to the maintenance level
indicated in the 3d position of the SMR code. The complete kit must be
requisitioned and applied.
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