TM 3-4230-218-12&P
(1) FSCM column.
The Federal Supply Code for Manufacturer
(FSCM) is a 5- digit numeric code used to identify the manufacturer, distribu-
tor, or Government agency, etc., that supplies the item.
(2) PART NUMBER column.
Indicates the primary number used by
the manufacturer
(individual,
firm,
corporation,
or Government activity),
which controls the design and characteristics of the item by means of its
engineering drawings, specifications standards, and inspection requirements to
identify an item or range of items.
(3) STOCK NUMBER column.
This column lists the NSN for the
associated part number and manufacturer identified in the PART NUMBER and
FSCM columns to the left.
(4) FIG. column.
This column lists the number of the figure where
the item is identified/located in Sections II and III.
(5) ITEM column.
The item number is that number assigned to the
item as it appears in the figure referenced in the adjacent figure number
column.
5.
Special Information.
a.
FABRICATION INSTRUCTIONS.
Bulk materials required to manufac-
ture items are listed in the Bulk Material Functional Group of this RPSTL.
Part numbers for bulk materials are also referenced in the description column
of the line item entry for the item to be manufactured/fabricated.
b.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION.
Detailed assembly instructions for items
source coded to be assembled from component spare/repair parts are found in
this manual.
Items that make up the assembly are
the assembly item entry or referenced is made to an
c.
KITS.
Line item entries for repair parts
Section II (see table of contents).
d.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Items
column will have an index number
index number is a cross-reference
Number Index and the bulk material
which have the
listed immediately following
applicable figure.
kits appear in a group in
word BULK in the figure
shown in the item number column.
This
between the National Stock Number/Part
list in Section II.
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