Storage Serviceability Standard for USAECOM Material RADIO SET AN/ARC-51BX

SB 740-5820-91-006

DEPARTMENT

THE

ARMY

SUPPLY BULLETIN

Storage Serviceability Standard for USAECOM Materiel

RADIO SET AN/ARC-51BX

Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C.

28 June 1972

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Section I. INTRODUCTION

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Reporting of supply bulletin improvements

II. STORAGE AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Preservation, packaging, and packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Disposition of rejected materiel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Appendix A. R E F E R E N C E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B. FEDERAL STOCK NUMBERS AND TEST REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c. PRESERVATION, PACKAGING, AND PACKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D. STORAGE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION I.

INTRODUCTION

a systematic procedure for storage cyclic inspection

1. Purpose. This bulletin provides a storage ser-

of the materiel and indicates the limiting degree of

viceability standard which establishes uniform cri-

deterioration, damage, unsatisfactory storage prac-

teria for determining the. acceptability of the items

tices, and other characteristics which are accept-

designated herein, for continued storage and/or issue,

able. It also establishes the basis for identifying

on the condition that all specifications and require-

materiel requiring segregation, remedial care and

ments applicable to the items have been met pre-

preservation, or reclassification action. Applicable

viously at the time of receipt from new procure-

requirements of the standard may be used for per-

ment or after repair, overhaul, or rebuild a CONUS

forming receipt and preshipment quality control

depot maintenance shop.

inspections.

2. Scope. This bulletin applies to all activities en-

4. Definitions. a. Definitions for the majority of

gaged in the receipt, storage and issue of USAECOM

specialized terms used herein can be found in

Radio Set AN/ARC-51BX hereinafter referred to as

MIL-STD-109.

the radio set, listed in appendix B with the applica-

b. Definitions for other specialized terms are as

ble Federal stock numbers (FSN).

follows:

3. General. It is the Army's objective to attain and

(1) Storage serviceabilitq standard. A written

maintain a constant materiel readiness status for

procedure providing storage methods and standards

materiel in depot stocks. The scope of such an objec-

tive is of such magnitude that only general guide-

and prescribing the necessary requirements for the

lines are provided by section VIII, chapter 3, of

surveillance of materiel in storage.

(2) Storage quality level (SQL). That quality

TM 743-200 for the quality evaluation of materiel

level applicable to storage sampling inspection ex-

in the custody of supply and storage activities. This

pressed in terms of percent defective or defects

standard supplements TM 743-200-1 by providing