Special Information - TM-5-4320-259-34P0012

E x a m p l e , authorized allowance for 51-100

Explanation

Code

equipments is 40; for 150 equipments multiply 40

Higher dollar value recoverable repair parts,

by 1.50 or 60 parts required.

special tools and test equipment which are

subject to special handling and are issued on an

1-Year Allowances

Per

1 0 0 Equip-

exchange basis. Such items will be repaired or

ments/Contingency Planning Purposes, Column

overhauled at depot maintenance activities only.

(8). This column indicates opposite the first ap-

No repair may be accomplished at lower levels.

pearance of each item the total quantity required

Repair Parts, Special Tools and Test Equipment

for distribution and contingency planning pur-

specifically selected for salvage by reclamation

units because of precious metal content, critics

poses. The range of items indicates total quantities

materiels, high dollar value or reusable casings

of all authorized items required to provide for

or castings.

adequate support of 100 equipments for one year.

h. Depot Maintenance Allowance Per 100

b. Federal Stock Number, Column (2). In

Equipments, Column (9). This column indicates

dicates the Federal stock number assigned to the

opposite the first appearance of each item, the total

item and will be used for requisitioning purposes.

quantity authorized for depot maintenance of 100

c. Description, Column (3). Indicates the

equipments. Subsequent appearances of the same

Federal item name and any additional description

item will have the letters "REF" in the allowance

of the item required. A part number or other

column. Items authorized for use as required but

reference number is followed by the applicable five-

not for initial stockage are identified with an

digit Federal supply code for manufacturers in

asterisk in the allowance column.

parentheses. Repair parts quantities included in the

i. Illustration, Column (10). This column is

kits, sets, and assemblies are shown in front of the

divided as follows:

repair part name.

(1) Figure number, column (10) (a). Indicates

d. Unit of Measure (U/M), Column (4). A 2 -

the figure number of the illustration in which the

character alphabetic abbreviation indicating the

item is shown.

amount or quantity of the item upon which the

(2) Item number, column (10)(b). Indicates

allowances are based, e.g., ft, ea, pr, etc.

the callout number used to reference the item in the

e. Quantity Incorporated in Unit, Column (s).

illustration.

This column indicates the quantity of the item

4. Special Information

used in the assembly group. A "V" appearing in

a. Repair parts mortality has been based on

this column in lieu of a quantity indicates that a

1,000 hours of operation per year.

definite quantity cannot be indicated (e.g., shims,

b. Parts which require manufacture or assembly

spacers, etc.).

at a category higher than that authorized for in-

f. 30-Day DS/GS Maintenance Allowances,

stallation will indicate in the source column the

Columns (6) and (7).

higher category.

Note: Allowances in GS column are for GS maintenance only.

c. The following publications pertain to the

pumping assembly and its components.

( 1 ) The allowance columns are divided into

TM 5-4320-259-12

Operator

Or-

and

three subcolumns. Indicated in each subcolumn,

ganizational

Mainte-

opposite the first appearance of each item is the

nance Manual

total quantity of items authorized for the number of

equipments supported. Subsequent appearances of

Maintenance

Man-

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ual

the same item will have the letters "REF" in the

TM 5-4320-259-20P Organizational

Main-

applicable allowance columns. Items authorized for

t e n a n c e Repair Parts

use as required but not for initial stockage are

List

identified with an asterisk in the allowance column.

5. How to Locate Repair Parts

(2) The quantitative allowances for DS/GS

a. When Federal stock number or reference

levels of maintenance will represent initial stockage

number is unknown:

for a 30-day period for the number of equipments

(1) First. Using the table of contents,

sup ported.

determine the assembly group, i.e., engine, engine

(3) Determination of the total quantity of

assembly, transmission, transmission assembly,

parts required for maintenance of more than 100 of

within which the repair part belongs. This is

these equipments can be accomplished by con-

necessary since illustrations are prepared for

verting the equipment quantity to a decimal factor

assembly groups, and listings are divided into the

by placing a decimal point before the next to last

same groups.

digit of the number to indicate hundredths, and

(2) Second. Find the illustration covering the

multiplying the decimal factor by the parts quantity

assembly group to which the repair part belongs.

authorized in the 51-100 allowance column.