MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURE LIMITS FOR FSC GROUP 66 FSC CLASSES 6645 AND 6650

TB 43-0002-77

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETlN

MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURE LIMITS FOR

F S C GROUP 66

FSC CLASSES 6645 AND 6650

Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC

8 December

1982

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Section 1. GENERAL

1. PUrpoSe. This bulletin contains guidelines for maintenance

b. This bulletin is applicable to all US Army procured end

items of materiel, selected repair parts, and assemblies requir-

expenditure limits of ARRCOM materiel to be used when de-

ing repair or overhaul (either by contractor or in-house , ex-

termining the economical repairability of that materiel. It

cept materiel provided to allied nations under the Military

specifies the technical inspection criteria and detailed data

Assistance Program or International Logistics Agreements.

for computing repair cost estimates to prevent the evacuation

of uneconomically repairable equipment unless specifically

required and directed.

2. Scope.

a. This bulletin is applicable to all US Army organizations,

installations, and activities, and the Reserve Components

worldwide.

Section 11. ONE TIME REPAIR EXPENDITURE LIMIT

Federal Supply Classification (FSC), and indicate life expect-

3. Procedure. Maintenance expenditure limits will provide

guidance for determining the economical repair of Army ma-

ancy of the item and the expenditure limit (dependent on

the current age of the item). The maintenance expenditure

teriel in order to prevent evacuation of uneconomically re-

limit is expressed as a percentage of the total repair cost esti-

pairable equipment, make uneconomically repairable equip

ment eligible for disposal, and preclude the loss of materiel

mate (refer to para 7 and 8) relative to the total cost of the

item. The maintenance expenditure limit, in conjunction

to the Army solely on the basis of the age of the materiel

(AR 750-1).

with technical inspections, will be used as a guideline for

the determination of the useful future of the item (i.e.,

4. Expenditure Limits. Table 1 provides current replacement

whether the item is to be returned for maintenance or dis-

posal). AR 750-1 cites the maximum expenditure limit at

cost and maintenance expenditure limitation criteria in the

form of one-time repair expenditure. The items are listed by

depot level for repair, transportation, and handling.

*This bulletin supersedes TB 43-0002-77, 25 August 1974.