Section VI. APPENDIXES - TB-43-0002-230005

TB 43-0002-23

Items will be reported to the NICP for disposition instructions under the following conditions:

(1) When the estimated one-time repair/overhaul cost exceeds the prescribed expenditure limits

cited in this bulletin and a waiver of limits is not authorized as provided in para 3-39, AR 750-

(2) The repairs required to restore an item to a condition are beyond the capabilities of general

support maintenance regardless of estimated repair cost.

b. Request for disposition instructions shall be prepared in accordance with TB43-0140.

c. Report of unserviceable excess items on DD Form 1348M DOD Single Line Item Requisition System

Document (Mechanical) will be accompanied by a completed DA Form 3590 for each major end item.

d. Serviceable over-age equipment is to be retained in use unless priority or mission warrants replacement.

Minimum organizational maintenance will be applied to maintain over-age equipment operable. Equipment

will not be disposed of solely on the basis of the age of the item.

e. Equipment for which the estimated repair cost exceeds the maintenance expenditure limits in this bulletin

will be reported to the NICP for disposition instructions. No action will be taken to repair or dispose of the

equipment until directed by the NICP.

10. Special Disposition Instructions for Hunter heaters.

Reference DoD 4160.21-M, Chapter VIII, Paragraph B26. "Heaters, Defective Hunter. Do not reutilize,

transfer, donate or sell the heaters. Potential liabilities from nongovernmental use of these heaters is significant.

Therefore, MUTILATE ALL HEATERS. For the heaters that are on trailers run by diesel engines there is no

requirement to mutilate the engine or remaining components. These may be processed through normal disposal

actions. The SAFE-ALERT/LATENT DEFECT listing identifies all defective Hunter heater NSNs."

Section VI. APPENDIXES

11. General. Appendixes A through C contain equipment listings and data for determining repair eligibility.

12. Explanation of Columns.

Column 1, FSC or National Stock Number. End item National Stock Numbers listed in numerical sequence.

Note: Some end items have the same NSN. When requisitioning parts or making other inquiries

give item identification, manufacturer and model number.

Column 2, Item Identification. Item generic nomenclature, functional capability, make and model.

Column 3, Technical Manual Number Identification to End Item and Remarks. This column contains the

applicable end item technical manual (s) identification.

Column 4, Production Year. The year that item was manufactured. If no data is shown, refer to equipment

data plate or equipment logbook.

Column 5, Serial No. Range or USA Number. The serial number ranges for the production years listed in

column 4.

Column 6, Years of Life Expectancy. The average life expectancy of the item in years.

Columns 7 through 11, Repair Limitations. The limiting years in which percentages shown at the top of

columns can be applied to the end item standard price as the authorized one-time repair expenditure. The

limiting year as it appears in the columns is intended to represent the actual age of the equipment. Example:

If column 7 reflects 1-3 years, the allowance for repair should not exceed these limits when computed as

directed by this bulletin.

13. References.

AR 750-1

Army Material Maintenance Concepts and Policies

DA PAM 738-750

The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS)

C ML-A

Federal Supply Catalog Management Data List