Section I. INTRODUCTION - TB-43-0002-400007

TB 43-0002-40

Section I. INTRODUCTION

1. General.

5. This bulletin implements the policies established by AR 750-1. It provides guidance for technical inspection

and dispostion instructions.

6. This bulletin applies to all U.S. Army organizations, installations, activities, and the Reserve components

worldwide that use and/or repair equipment listed in the appendices of this bulletin. This bulletin is also

applicable to Army depots with an assigned overhaul mission.

2. Format of Technical Bulletin. This bulletin is divided into the following:

5. Section II, One Time Repair Expenditure Limits. This section includes procedures for determining

expenditure limits for items listed under the certain Federal Supply Classes.

6. Section III, Technical Inspections. This section includes responsibilities for performing inspections on

required or evacuated items.

7. Section IV, Computation of Repair Cost Estimates. This section includes instructions for preparing repair

costs estimates for items listed.

8. Section V, Disposition Instructions. This section includes disposition of items where the repair is beyond the

capability of support level maintenance.

9. Section VI, Appendices. This section contains a listing of expenditure limits for applicable stock classes.

Section II. ONE-TIME REPAIR EXPENDITURE LIMITS

3. Procedure.

5. One-time expenditure limits are applicable each time an item becomes unserviceable. The one-time repair

expenditure limit is expressed as a percentage of the total repair cost estimate to the total cost of the end

item. End item standard price is listed in the Army Master Data File (AMDF).

6. The procedure for determining the repair expenditure limit for an item is as follows:

(1). Refer to the AMDF for the current price of the end item.

(2). The repair cost estimate is the sum total of the estimated cost of labor and parts listed in the

technical inspection repair as necessary requirements for the restoration of an end item to a serviceable

condtion.

7. Repair eligibility will be determined by comparing the report cost estimate with the product of the percentage

shown on the applicable repair limitations chart, times the current replacement cost of the unserviceable end

item. An end item loses its' repair eligibility if the estimated cost of repair exceeds this product (except with

waiver in accordance with AR 750-1). The maximum allowable one-time overhaul allowance of 65 percent as

authorized in AR 750-1 is restricted to those years identified in this bulletin.

4. Expenditures Limits.

5. The expenditure limit is 65 percent of the acquisition cost for components, assemblies and recoverable repair

parts applicable to the end items of equipment that have remaining repair eligibility cited in this bulletin.

Replace the components, assemblies, and recoverable repair parts where cost of repair exceeds 65 percent.