Technical Inspection Forms

requirements of a station, installation or major command.

this criteria, enter the appropriate vehicle condition code

(App 11-33, AR 725-50) in the space after the form title

on the upper right hand corner of the form.

Note. To determine the work required and to

arrive at proper vehicle classifications as defined in

(8) Manhours -- Labor: Opposite the item

AR 725-50, technical inspections will be conducted

concerned, enter the total number of manhours required

by fully qualified personnel. These personnel must

to effect item repair or replacement. As indicated in

be familiar with maintenance operations and

Section IV, this column is to include direct and indirect

standards at all categories of maintenance. Depot

labor.

maintenance activities will provide, upon request,

whatever guidance or assistance may be required by

Note.

Repair or replacement manhours for

support maintenance to arrive at proper vehicle

components on most of the gasoline-powered M-

classification.

series vehicles are contained in time schedule guide

technical bulletins of the 9-1859 Series. However, if

b. Conduct technical inspections according to

vehicle repairs are undertaken at the maintenance

maintenance standards prescribed for the category of

activity performing the technical inspection,

maintenance which is expected to undertake the repairs.

manhour data locally developed through experience

will take precedence over data in the cited TB's.

Note. Field personnel who prepare technical

Depot maintenance facilities will provide, upon

inspection reports will list materiel known or

request, required guidance and/or assistance if

suspected to require restoration to serviceable

adequate repair time schedule data for a particular

condition at depot level, and will provide whatever

vehicle is unavailable.

information is available to support the need for

depot maintenance determination.

(9)

Cost of Parts: Opposite the item

concerned, enter the total cost of all parts and materials

9. Technical Inspection Forms. a. Results of

to be used in the repair or replacement operation. This

technical inspections will be recorded on DA Form 2404.

is to include cost of new, overhauled, or fabricated repair

b. Follow instructions in paragraph 3-4, TM-38-750

parts, assemblies, modules, and components. Item unit

for preparation of DA Form 2404 when this form is used

price is obtained from pertinent Management Data Lists

for technical inspections. In addition to recording the

(ML's) of the Federal Supply Catalog.

results or findings of the inspection, include on the form

the following data as indicated:

Note. Unit price of an item is obtained by

locating first the ML for the FSC class concerned;

(1) Under the column titled "Corrective Action,"

then referring to the FSN within the FSC class; e. g.,

l0d of DA Form 2404, enter the estimated number of

to obtain the unit price of the 5-Ton, 6x6 Truck

hours required to repair item, and the cost of parts (See

(G744) front shock absorber, FSN 2540-740-9617,

para (8) and (9) below.

(2) Use the left side of column l0d to record the

first locate the ML for FSC Class 2540; then refer to

manhours right side to record the cost of parts.

FSN 2540-740-9617 within that ML.

(3) Determine and record the total number of

manhours and the total cost of parts after the last entry

for each.

10.

Disposition of Inspection Forms.

Upon

(4) Compute the total cost of labor by using the

completion of the technical inspection, forward DA Form

total manhours and the prevailing hourly rate

(See

2404, inspector's worksheets, and, if appropriate, reports

para 10 and 11 below).

required by AR 755-1 (SF 120 and DD Form 1348m-3) to

(5) Add the total labor and overhead cost and

the CG, US Army Tank Automotive Command, ATTN:

the total cost of repair (See para 10 below).

AMSTA-F (NICP), Warren, Mich. 48090, under the

(6) Determine the maximum permissible repair

following circumstances:

cost for the particular vehicle concerned (See para 6b

a. If the vehicle is inspected at either a direct or

above). Record the maximum expenditure limit at the

general support maintenance activity and repairs

bottom of the column.

determined to be required are beyond the scope of

(7) Compare the total cost of repairs against the

general support maintenance.

expenditure limit, (5) and (6) above. If the total cost of

b. If the vehicle is excess to requirements of an

repairs does not exceed the permissible expenditure

installation or of a major command.

limit, the vehicle is economically repairable. However, if

c. If the vehicle is inspected at a depot maintenance

repair costs exceed the expenditure limit, the vehicle is

activity.

uneconomically repairable. Using this criteria, enter the

appropriate vehicle is uneconomically repairable. Using