117 Basic Aviation Supply Fundamentals

117.1  State the function and responsibilities of material control. - Material Control is responsible for processing and meeting the “parts” needs of the I- or O-level activity, and acts as a liaison between the activity and the cognizant Supply department.  Material Control also tracks the activity's OPTAR funds.

117.2  Discuss the following Operating Target (OPTAR) funding and give examples of items procured with each:

a. Flight Operations Fund (OFC-01) - Examples: Aviation fuels and oils, flight clothing, and flight operational equipment, consumable office supplies, aerial film, flight deck shoes, LOX, nitrogen, publications, and plaques for the CO and XO.

b. Aviation Fleet Maintenance (AFM) Fund (OFC-50) - Examples: Paints, wiping rags, towel services, cleaning agents, consumable repair parts, aircraft components, SE maintenance, consumable hand tools, aircraft decals, and special purpose clothing.

117.3  State the procedures for accomplishing the following actions:

a. Ordering parts and material - Consumable parts, not required for the repair of AVDLRs, can be ordered through a “slash-11" form, or through the NALCOMIS’ “N211" (pronounced “N-two-eleven”) screen.  In either case, the requested material is screened through Material Control.

b. Receipt and delivery of parts and material

1) AVDLRs inducted from the squadron for repair, and AVDLRs being returned to the supply pool, are processed through AMSU for forwarding to the appropriate work center or Supply section.

2) Parts received for AVDLRs that are in an AWP status are processed through the Supply Department “AWP Locker” for delivery to the appropriate work center.

3) Parts ordered for “shop support” are received through Material Control and are passed along to the work center.

c. Turn-in of defective components -

1) Repairables - Work center turns the defective part in to the AWP locker when the replacement part is received.

2) Consumables - The defective part is tossed in to the dumpster at the end of the pier.

117.4  Define the acronym MILSTRIP and state its purpose. - Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures: Prescribes standard data elements, codes and formats for requisitioning and issuing material from supply. 

117.5  Define and explain the following terms:

a. ICRL - Individual Component Repair List; Pronounced “IK-ER-ULL”, it is a listing of all components for which an IMA maintains repair capability.  The ICRL is updated by the work center, and used by AMSU to identify the particular work center to which an inducted component would be sent, and to what extent the work center would be able to repair that component.

b. CRIPL - Component Remain In Place List; Pronounced “KRIP-ULL”, it is a listing of all Aviation Depot Level Repairables that do not require a “turn-in” when ordering.  For example, leaving an aircraft on jacks while awaiting the receipt of a nose strut would be hazardous.  The nose strut can be ordered and received without first removing the bad strut and turning it into Supply, as would normally be the requirement.

c. NMCS - Not Mission Capable, Supply - An aircraft is deemed to be NMCS (pronounced “NIM-KIS”) when it cannot perform any of its assigned missions due to outstanding supply requisitions.

d. PMCS - Partial Mission Capable, Supply - An aircraft is deemed to be PMCS (pronounced “PIM-KIS”) when it cannot perform one or more of its assigned missions due to outstanding supply requisitions.

e. NSN - A 13-digit number that corresponds to a particular item maintained in the supply system (i.e. 1234-01-234-5678)

f. NIIN - (Pronounced “NIN”)The last 9 numbers of an NSN (i.e. 01-234-5678)

g. AVDLR - Aviation Depot Level Repairable; Aircraft components that cannot be repaired at the IMA, and must be returned to NADEP for repair or rework.

h. AWP - Awaiting Parts; An item is said to be AWP (pronounced “A-WOP”) when it is on hold for replacement parts.

I. IMRL - Individual Material Readiness List; Pronounced “IM-ER-ULL”, it is a listing of all test fixtures or assets (i.e. multimeters, o’scopes, torque wrenches, etc) maintained by a particular work center or division in the pursuit of repairing aircraft and aircraft components. (The ICRL tells you what a work center can repair -- the IMRL tells you what tools are available for the repair.)

j. AIR -

k. EXREP - Expeditious Repair; An item, inducted into the IMA, is deemed to be an “EXREP item” when there are no replacement parts available for it in the Supply Pool.  An EXREP carries with it the highest possible priority, and an IMA technician will generally be required to jump through his/her shorts to repair it as quickly as possible.

117.6  Explain the importance of the aeronautical allowance lists in relation to mission sustainability. [ref. a, app. C]

117.7  State the purpose of the following forms and reports: [ref. b, ch. 5]

a. Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss (DD Form 200)- Better known as a “survey” form, it is used to document the loss of a reportable item.

b. Missing/Lost/Stolen Report -

117.8  What is a flight packet used for? - A flight packet is a package of “goodies” provided to pilots who will be flying through, or to, areas where federal aviation maintenance and servicing facilities are generally not expected to exist.  Items within the flight packet include Government Supply Requisition forms for fuels, maintenance, oil, lodging, meals, etc. The flight packet is inventoried before and after each issuance, and is locked in a secure container when not in use.

117.9  Explain the purpose of Source, Maintenance, and Recoverability (SM&R) codes.  - The SM&R code is a 5-digit alphabetic code that denotes what level of repair or repairs may be performed on an individual component.  Some examples are PAOGD (removed at OMA; repaired at IMA; Condemned at DEPOT) and PAOZZ (consumable item).