SECTION I. GENERAL - TB-43-0002-240002

TB 43-0002-24

SECTION VII. REFERENCES

7-1. Department of Army Publications

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SECTION VIII. EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS

8-1. Department of Army Acronyms

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SECTION IX.

APPENDIX

9-2. General

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9-2. Explanation of Columns

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APPENDIX A.

MEL FACTORS FOR FSC Class 3910, Convey ors

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APPENDIX B.

MEL FACTORS FOR FSC Class 3930, Warehouse Trucks and Tractors

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APPENDIX C.

MEL FACTORS FOR FSC Class 3950, Cranes

C-1

APPENDIX D.

MEL FACTORS FOR FSC Class 3990, Miscellaneous Materials Handling

Equipment

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SECTION I. GENERAL

1-1. Purpose. This Technical Bulletin (TB) prescribes the Maintenance Expenditure Limits (MEL) which applicable

support maintenance level technical inspectors will use to determine repair eligibility or disposition when inspections are

performed on equipment received for repair to a serviceable condition and return to user, transfer, or for turn-in. These

limits do not apply to Department of Army (DA) directed repair programs. The materiel proponent (U.S. Army Tank-

Automotive Command) is responsible for specifying the MEL percentage found in the appropriate appendix in this TB.

1-2. Scope. This TB applies to all active Army, Army National Guard and United States Army Reserve applicable support

level maintenance units including Army depot activities, when performing repair-and-return-to-user service. It does not

apply to unit level or programmed depot repair. A decision concerning the eligibility/suitability of materiel for depot repair

or disposals is made by materiel proponents prior to programming repair. Unit level maintenance is limited by the repair

authorized in the appropriate Technical Manual (TM) and need not consider dollar expenditures.

SECTION II. DETERMINING EXPENDITURE LIMITS

2-1. Procedures . A determination to ensure that the expenditure limits will not be exceeded is required each time an item

is received at the applicable maintenance level or at depot level on a repair to user basis. Repair will not be broken into

separate jobs to reduce total cost. Whenever cost to repair exceeds the MEL, the item must be reported for disposition or

a waiver to repair must be obtained. To determine limits:

a. The MEL percentage factors identified in the appropriate appendix in the TB will be used to determine the

maximum dollar amount which can be expended to return an item to a serviceable condition. The dollar amount is the

limit of repair authorized. This limit is compared with the estimated cost of repair. Repair is not authorized if the

estimated cost exceeds the MEL, unless a waiver is granted to exceed MEL.

b. An inspection is performed to determined the extent of the maintenance effort required for restoring the item to

prescribed conditions or serviceability and determine if the item is economically repairable. The estimated repair cost is

obtained during this process by computing the cost/elements which are required to repair an item to the standards

specified in the appropriate TM. Procedures are in Section III of this TB.