SB 742-1
25
Safety device (pin, block, lever,
shorting clip, etc.)
DEFECT CODES
26
Closure (closing plug, lifting plug,
Defect codes are listed in DA PAM 700-19, they are utilized to
nozzle losure, base plate, etc.)
identify and clarify the serviceability of materiel.
For
27
Link, belt, clip
conventional ammunition they are inputted to the Worldwide
28
Bandoleer
Ammunition Reporting System (WARS) and for Toxic Chemical
29
Hardware (screw, nut, bolt, pin,
Munitions (TCM) they are inputted to the Chemical
gasket, etc.)
Accountability Management Information Network (CAMIN).
30
Skid or pallet
Defect codes are composed of six alpha/numeric characters:
31
Inner packing
First character is the percent defective indicator; the second
32
Outer packing
and third characters identify the type of assembly; fourth
33
Banding
character indicates the classification of defect; and the fifth
34
Burster well
and sixth characters are the defect narrative. Indicators for
35
Detonator
each defect code element are listed below.
36
Delay elements
37
Desiccant
PERCENT DEFECTIVE
38
Relative humidity indicator cards
INDICATOR
PERCENT
39
Electrical connector (cables, plugs,
wiring)
0
0
40
Launcher
1
1-14
41
Dispenser
2
15-24
42
Lead wire seals
3
25-34
43
Felt pads
4
35-44
44
Gas check gasket
5
45-54
45
Lug/suspension
6
55-64
46
Wind shield
7
65-74
47
Grommet
8
75-84
48
Base/tail fuze
9
85-94
49
Propelling charge container
C
95-100
50
Desiccant holder
51
Obturator band
ASSEMBLY/COMPONENT/PACKAGING
52
Lethal chemical agent
INDICATOR
NARRATIVE
01
Assembly (complete round or item
CLASSIFICATION
of issue)
0
Critical
02
Fuze (nose fuze if item has two
1
Major
fuzes)
2
Minor
03
Booster
3
Incidental
04
Bomblets
4
Suspended suitable for emergency combat
05
Warheads
5
Suspended from issue and use (SIU)
06
Body, filled or empty (for projo,
6
Suspended from issue, movement and use
grenade, mine, rocket, etc.)
(SIMU)
07
Filler (inert, explosive, pyrotechnic
7
Restricted
compound, non-lethal Chemical
8
Special remarks
agent
9
Special remarks maintenance
08
Rotating Band
09
Cartridge case or cartridge case
DEFECTS/SPECIAL REMARKS
with liner
10
Fuze well liners
INDICATOR
NARRATIVE
11
Propellant (bag, increment, train,
etc.)
AA
Missing
12
Gasket
13
Primer (artillery, small arms,
AB
Loose
ignition, etc.)
14
Fittings (tubes, pipes, valves,
AC
Wrong model
detents, etc.)
15
Initiator (ignition, igniter assembly,
AD
Wrong type
ignition cartridge)
16
Charge (supplementary, expelling)
AE
Wrong lot number
17
Tracer
18
Motor (rocket)
AF
Mixed lots
19
Stabilizer or fin (bomb, rocket,
grenade, artillery)
AG
Mixed models
20
Firing device
21
Canister (smoke, illuminating,
AH
Mixed ammunition types
shot)
22
Parachute or parachute assembly
AJ
Leaking (excluding TCM)
23
Burster or burster assembly
24
Adapter or adapter booster
AK
Exuding
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