Section III. TECHNICAL INSPECTIONS

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Section III. TECHNICAL INSPECTIONS

information available to assist higher authority in

5. Procedure. Technical inspections will be conducted by

determining repair or overhaul eligibility.

Final

qualified personnel who must be familiar with maintenance

determination, relative to the level of repair or complete

operations and standards to determine the work required

disposal of the item, will be made per provisions of

and thereby arrive at an equitable maintenance

paragraph 7d. (Items listed in table 2 as "No Depot

classification.

All inspections will be performed in

Maintenance Equipment" will not be considered as

accordance with instructions contained in pertinent

candidates for potential depot level maintenance; general

equipment publications listed in table 1. If required repairs

support maintenance will consequently be the highest

are beyond general support maintenance category, the

maintenance level authorized to repair (or completely

item will be returned to a specified depot as economically

dispose) these items.)

repairable. The item will be further evaluated by the depot

6. Forms. DA Form 2404 (Equipment Inspection and

to insure repair or overhaul eligibility. Field personnel

preparing technical inspection reports will list material

Maintenance Worksheet) will be used to record results of

known or suspected to require restoration to a serviceable

technical inspections. Instructions on preparation and use

condition at depot level, and will provide other pertinent

this

form

are

found

38-750.

Section IV. COMPUTATION OF REPAIR COST ESTIMATES

a. Direct Costs.

7. Cost Factors.

(1) Direct labor. Direct labor is that labor (civilian or

a. Repair cost estimates will be based on the cost to

military) which can be specifically identified to the

return materiel to serviceable condition at the authorized

repair/overhaul job to be performed. Direct labor involves

maintenance category undertaking the repair, in

only personnel in direct productive contact with the item or

accordance with appropriate publications.

Required

service involved.

repairs will not be broken into separate job estimates for

(a) Direct labor costs. To estimate direct labor costs,

the purpose of circumvent prescribed repair expenditure

determine/estimate the direct labor man-hours to be

limits.

applied and apply the appropriate computed direct labor

b. If repairs are expected to be within the scope of direct

hourly rate to these man-hours.

or general support maintenance and the item is to be

(b) Direct labor man-hours. The determination of the

repaired at that level for return to user, serviceability

direct labor man-hours to be applied will be based on man-

standards and maximum wear limits applicable for the

hour requirements for maintenance tasks listed in

appropriate maintenance category will be used in

applicable equipment publications; commercial flat rate

computing the repair cost estimate.

manuals, when appropriate; similar work performed

c. If required repairs are beyond general support

previously; or individual experience. The direct labor man-

maintenance capability and must be accomplished as

hours will be periodically reviewed and updated, if

depot maintenance, the repair cost estimate will be based

necessary.

upon the return of the item to specified service-ability

*(c) Civilian labor rates. The cost of civilian labor will

standards.

be based on a labor rate for the work center which will

d. Repair eligibility will be determined by comparing the

perform the work. Procedures described in AR 37-110 will

repair cost estimate with the product of the prescribed

be used to convert man-years to average productive

expenditure limit percentage (table 1) times the standard

working hours when civilian labor pay scales are stated in

price of a replacement for the unserviceable item (i.e., total

terms of annual salaries. Labor rates, whether determined

cost of the item). For an item to be eligible for repair, the

from annual salaries or hourly wage rates, will be

repair cost estimate must not exceed the prescribed

computed (to include provisions for the cost of annual,

percentage of cost of replacement (i.e., the product

sick, and other leave, and government contributed fringe

obtained from above arithmetic function). Waiver from this

benefits) in accordance with AR 37-110.

repair eligibility requirement may be granted by the Major

(d) Military labor rates. Labor rates used for military

Army Commander; Chief, National Guard Bureau; or

personnel will be the average military wage rate for the

ARRCOM).

work center performing the work, based on standard rates

e. The repair (or overhaul) cost estimate will be bases

published in AR 37-108.

on all costs (except those specifically excluded herein)

(e) Labor rates including indirect expenses. Major

necessary to convert the given item to the required

Army commanders and heads of agencies may establish

condition specified in applicable DA Equipment

and use standard hourly rates for direct labor (including

Publications (table 1).

indirect or overhead) so long as such rates are consistent

f Depot maintenance activities, upon request, also will

with AR 37-55 and AR 37-110. When such standard rates

provide guidance and assistance to field personnel to

are established, separate rates will be established for each

facilitate repair cost estimates and technical inspections on

category of supportable items or weapons systems (e.g.,

material to be evacuated to the depot.

aircraft, automotive equipment, combat vehicles,

8. Procedures. The following direct and indirect costs will

construction equipment,

apply to determine repair cost estimates when deficiencies

are

found

during

technical

inspections.