Section III. TECHNICAL INSPECTIONS

TB 43-0002-35

c. To preclude the loss of materiel to the Army solely on the basis of the

5. Procedures. Each end item of rail equipment operating in CONUS will be

age of the materiel.

inspected by an experienced, technically qualified rail technician from the Na-

tional Maintenance Point (NMP) at least once annually. Unserviceable equip-

6. Forms. DA Form 2407 (Maintenance Request) (MR) will be utilized in con-

ment will be inspected by a qualified rail technician prior to repair or

junction with Checklists, TB 55-2200-207-15/1, and TB 55-2200-209-15/1 for

evacuation of the item to the next higher supporting maintenance facility for

technical inspections of Locomotives and Locomotive Cranes. DA Form 2407

repair or disposal action. The inspection report will include defects and mal-

with Checklists DD Form 1335 (Inspection Report for Railway Cars) will be

functioning components and an estimated cost to place the equipment in

used for inspection of rail cars, including Special Purpose Cars. The avbove

standard operaton condition. The determinations arrived at as a result of the

forms will accompany DA Form 3590. Instructions for preparation, number of

technical inspectbn are:

copies required, and distribution of DA Form 3590 are found in TB 43-0140.

a. To determine the economical repairability of Army material.

b. To prevent the evacuation of uneconomically repairable equipment un-

less specifically required and directed.

Section IV. COMPUTATION OF REPAIR COST ESTIMATES

8. Procedures. Technical inspection findings will be converted to repair cost

7. Cost Factors. Refer to paragraphs 4-17 through 4-28 of AR 750-1 for ex-

estimates by use of guidance contained in this bulletin and AR 750-1.

planations of cost factors to be considered when computing repair cost esti-

mates. If additional information is necessary, assistance may be obtained

from the U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command (ATCOM) upon request.

Section V. DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS

maintenance. The technical inspectors must be familiar with maintenance

9. Eligibility of Mater al for Evacuation to Depot Maintenance.

operations and standards to determine the work required and thereby ar-

a. CONUS. All equipment covered by this bulletin is eligible for evacuation

rive at the proper classification.

to depot maintenance whenever the Technical Inspection performed indi-

cates that repairs required are not authorized and/or exceed general sup

10. Dlsposition Instructions. These instructions will be provided by the Na-

port capabilities. The cost of repairs will not exceed the one-time repair

tional Inventory Control Point (NiCP) for all items in this bulletin regardless of

expenditure limits.

repair expenditure limitations listed in the applicable appendix. When the esti-

mated one-time repair cost exceeds the prescribed expenditure limits and

b. Overseas.Depot Maintenance of all end items contained in this bulletin

waiver of limits is not authorized as provided for in paragraph 4-15, AR 750-1.

at overseas installations is the responsibility of major overseas com-

no action will be taken to dispose of the equipment until disposition instruc-

manders and will be accomplished with existing facilities, personnel and

tions are received from the NICP.

equipment with appropriate augmentation, when required, or by contract

Section VI. APPENDIXES

11. General. Appendix A contains a listing of related publications. Appendi-

c. Column (3) lists the production year of equipment for the US Army road

ces B through D furnish repair and/or overhaul expenditure limits in percent-

or serial number listed in column (4). An asterisk in this column indicates

ages of price according to age of the equipment in years and provides the

the production year is not available.

necessary data required to determine end item repair eligibility. All items are

d. Column (4) lists the US Army road or serial number when available.

identified by National Stock Numbers (NSHs) and arranged in numerical se-

quence.

e. Column (5) lists the equipment age and percentage of repair expendi-

tures allowed, in relationship to age. tines (1) and (3) list the age of the

12. Column Data.

equipment. tines (2) and (4) list the percentages to be used to determine

a. Column (1) lists the NSN (National Stock Number) for the end item.

the repair expenditures. tines (1) and (3) indicate the life expectancy of the

b. Column (2) lists the equipment and end item nomenclature.

item in years.