TM-9-2350-311-24P-1 Maintenance Manual Volume 1 for M109 Hull Download

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TM 9-2350-311-24P-1 UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST SECTION I. INTRODUCTION 1. Scope. This Repair Parts and Special Tools List (RPSTL) lists and authorizes spares and repair parts; special tools; special test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment (TMDE); and other special support equipment required for performance of Unit, Direct Support, and General Support maintenance of the M109A/2A3/A4/A5 Howitzer. It authorizes the requisitioning, issue, and disposition of spares, repair parts and special tools as indicated by the source, maintenance and recoverability (SMR) codes. 2. General. In addition to Section I, Introduction, this RPSTL is divided into the following sections: a. _Section Il. Repair Parts List. A list of spares and repair parts authorized by this RPSTL for use in the performance of maintenance. The list also includes parts which must be removed for replacement of the authorized parts. Parts lists are composed of functional groups in ascending alphanumeric sequence, with the parts in each group listed in ascending figure and item number sequence. Bulk materials are listed in item name sequence. Repair parts kits are listed separately in their own functional group within Section Il. Repair parts for repairable special tools are also listed in this section. Items listed are shown on the associated illustration(s)/figure(s). b. Section Ill. Special Tools List. A list of special tools, special TMDE, and other special support equipment authorized by this RPSTL (as indicated by Basis of Issue (BOI) information in DESCRIPTION AND USABLE ON CODE column) for the performance of maintenance. c.Section IV Cross reference Indexes. . A list, in National Item identification Number (NIIN) sequence, of all national stock numbered items appearing in the listing, followed by a list in alphanumeric sequence of all part numbers appearing in the listings. National stock numbers (NSN’s) and part numbers are cross-referenced to each illustration figure and item number appearance. The figure and item number index lists figure and item numbers in alphanumeric sequence and cross-references NSN, Commercial and Government Entity Codes (CAGEC’s), and part numbers. a. ITEM NO. (Column(1)). Indicates the number used to identify items called out in the illustration. b. SMR CODE (Column(2)). The Source, Maintenance, and Recoverability (SMR) code is a 5-position code containing supply/requisitioning information, maintenance category authorization criteria, and disposition instruction, as shown in the following example: 1 3. Explation of Columns (Section II and III).