TM 1-1500-204-23-6
CHAPTER 7
CONSUMABLE MATERIALS
7-1. General. The consumable or expendable supplies In the listing in this chapter are to be used only as indicated in the
applicable maintenance manual. Many of these supplies are not compatible with one another. If used wrong or mixed
improperly, they could cause a volatile or undesireable reaction. For these reasons, substitution will be made only with
the approval of AVSCOM Engineering.
7-2. Consumable Items. Consumable items are those Items which generally fall into one or more of the following
categories:
·
One-time use
·
Lose identity
·
Inexpensive
·
Disposable
Some consumable items have a limited useful life. This is termed shelf life An explanation of shelf life codes is shown in
table 7-1 See table 7-2 for an explanation of the Essentiality Code (EC).
7-3. Consumable Items List. The consumable items list In this chapter is provided in two parts. Part 1 is in part number
sequence, while Part 2 is in nomenclature sequence. The column titles found on these listings are described in the
following paragraphs.
a.
Consumable Items Part 1. The column heads in the part 1 listing, from left to right, are as follows:
·
P/N
part number
·
FSCM
federal supply code for maintenance
·
NOMENCLATURE
self-explanatory
·
UM
unit of measure
·
EC
essentiality code
·
SL
shelf life code
·
ADDITIONAL INFO
self-explanatory
·
NSN
national stock number
b.
Consumable Items Part 2. The column heads in the part 2 listing, from left to right, are as follows:
·
NOMENCLATURE
self-explanatory
·
P/N
part number
·
FSCM
federal supply code for maintenance
·
UM
unit of measure
·
EC
essentiality code
·
SL
shelf life code
·
ADDITIONAL INFO
self-explanatory
·
NSN
national stock number
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