Maintenance Code - TM-5-4120-386-24P0011

TM 5-4120-386-24P

(2) Maintenance Code. Maintenance codes tells you the level(s) 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 level authorized to remove, replace, and use an

item. The maintenance code entered in the third position will indicate

authorization to one of the following levels of maintenance.

Application/Explanation

Code

-Crew or operator maintenance done within

organizational or aviation unit maintenance.

-Organizational or aviation unit category can remove,

replace, and use the item.

-Direct support or aviation intermediate level can

remove, replace, and use the item.

-General support level can remove, replace, and use

the item.

-Specialized repair activity can remove, replace, and

use the item.

-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 repair may be done on the

item at a lower level of maintenance, if authorized by the Maintenance

Allocation Chart (MAC) and SMR codes). This position will contain one of the

following maintenance codes.

Application/Explanation

Code

-Organizational or (aviation unit) is the lowest level

that can do complete repair of the item.

-Direct support or aviation intermediate is the lowest

level that can do complete repair of the item.

-General support is the lowest level that can do

complete repair of the item.