AAC Aviation Supply Management — Questions and Answers

Question 1: Which supply class contains aircraft repair parts such as rotor blades components, bearings, and seals?

Class II
Class VII
Class IX (Correct answer)
Class III

Correct answer: Class IX

Class IX covers repair parts and components, including aviation repair parts.

Question 2: A standard 14-character military document number is made up of which elements?

NSN, unit identification code, and priority
DODAAC, Julian date, and serial number (Correct answer)
FSC, NIIN, and quantity
UIC, project code, and fund code

Correct answer: DODAAC, Julian date, and serial number

The document number combines the 6-character DODAAC, 4-digit Julian date, and 4-character serial number.

Question 3: How many digits make up a National Stock Number (NSN)?

9
11
13 (Correct answer)
15

Correct answer: 13

An NSN is 13 digits: a 4-digit Federal Supply Class plus a 9-digit NIIN.

Question 4: An aircraft cannot perform any of its assigned missions because it is awaiting a part. What is its readiness status?

PMCS
NMCM
NMCS (Correct answer)
FMC

Correct answer: NMCS

NMCS (Not Mission Capable Supply) means the aircraft is down awaiting parts.

Question 5: Which Urgency of Need Designator (UND) applies when a missing part leaves the unit unable to perform its mission?

UND A (Correct answer)
UND B
UND C
UND D

Correct answer: UND A

UND A means the unit cannot perform its mission without the item.

Question 6: Which form is commonly used to request issue or turn-in of a single item at unit level?

DA Form 2062
DA Form 2765-1 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2404
DD Form 200

Correct answer: DA Form 2765-1

DA Form 2765-1 is the Request for Issue or Turn-In form.

Question 7: Which Army command is the life-cycle manager for most Army aviation and missile materiel?

TACOM
CECOM
AMCOM (Correct answer)
JMC

Correct answer: AMCOM

The Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) at Redstone Arsenal manages aviation materiel.

Question 8: Which supply condition code means an item is serviceable and can be issued without qualification?

Condition code A (Correct answer)
Condition code B
Condition code F
Condition code H

Correct answer: Condition code A

Condition code A means new, used, repaired, or reconditioned material that can be issued with no restrictions.

Question 9: An unserviceable item that can be economically repaired is assigned which condition code?

A
E
F (Correct answer)
H

Correct answer: F

Condition code F means unserviceable but reparable.

Question 10: What color is the DD Form 1577-2 Unserviceable (Reparable) tag?

Yellow
Red
Green (Correct answer)
Blue

Correct answer: Green

The DD Form 1577-2 reparable tag is green.

Question 11: Which tag is attached to a serviceable item ready for issue?

DD Form 1574 (yellow) (Correct answer)
DD Form 1577 (red)
DD Form 1576 (blue)
DD Form 1575 (brown)

Correct answer: DD Form 1574 (yellow)

DD Form 1574 is the yellow Serviceable tag.

Question 12: A red DD Form 1577 tag on a component tells maintenance personnel what?

The item is suspended pending lab test
The item is unserviceable and condemned (Correct answer)
The item is serviceable with qualification
The item is under test or modification

Correct answer: The item is unserviceable and condemned

The red DD Form 1577 marks unserviceable, condemned material.

Question 13: Shelf-life items that cannot be extended past their expiration date are classified as which type?

Type I (Correct answer)
Type II
Type III
Non-deteriorative

Correct answer: Type I

Type I shelf-life items have a fixed, non-extendable expiration date.

Question 14: A shelf-life code of '0' (zero) means what?

The item expires in under 30 days
The item is non-deteriorative with no shelf-life limit (Correct answer)
The item is Type II and extendable
The item must be destroyed on receipt

Correct answer: The item is non-deteriorative with no shelf-life limit

Shelf-life code 0 means the item has no shelf-life limit.

Question 15: In a Source, Maintenance, and Recoverability (SMR) code, what do the first two positions show?

Recoverability
Repair level
Source code, which tells how to get the item (Correct answer)
Maintenance level authorized to remove and replace the item

Correct answer: Source code, which tells how to get the item

Positions 1-2 are the source code, which shows how the item is acquired.

Question 16: An SMR source code beginning with 'PA' means the item is what?

Manufactured locally
Stocked in the supply system and requisitioned (Correct answer)
Assembled from kit parts
Not stocked; get it from salvage

Correct answer: Stocked in the supply system and requisitioned

P-series source codes mean procured and stocked items that are requisitioned through supply.

Question 17: What does the fifth position of an SMR code show?

Source of supply
Recoverability, or how to dispose of the unserviceable item (Correct answer)
Unit price
Shelf-life type

Correct answer: Recoverability, or how to dispose of the unserviceable item

Position 5 is the recoverability code, which tells what to do with the unserviceable item.

Question 18: A recoverability code of 'Z' means what?

Depot-level reparable; must be turned in
Nonreparable; condemn and dispose at the level shown in position 3 (Correct answer)
Reparable at AVIM only
Requires special handling as hazardous material

Correct answer: Nonreparable; condemn and dispose at the level shown in position 3

Code Z means a nonreparable item that is condemned and disposed of at the level shown in the third position.

Question 19: An SMR source code beginning with 'M' (such as MO or MF) means the item is what?

Mandatory turn-in
Manufactured by maintenance from bulk material (Correct answer)
Managed by AMCOM only
Modified by MWO

Correct answer: Manufactured by maintenance from bulk material

M-series source codes mean maintenance makes the item from bulk stock.

Question 20: An SMR source code beginning with 'X' (such as XB) usually means what?

The item is stocked and centrally managed
The item is not procured or stocked; get it from salvage or another source (Correct answer)
The item is classified
The item is critical for safety of flight

Correct answer: The item is not procured or stocked; get it from salvage or another source

X-series codes mean the item is not stocked, and XB items may be taken from salvage.

Question 21: The third position of an SMR code shows what?

Lowest maintenance level authorized to remove, replace, or use the item (Correct answer)
Recoverability
Who procures the item
Item cost category

Correct answer: Lowest maintenance level authorized to remove, replace, or use the item

Position 3 is the maintenance code for the lowest level authorized to remove and replace the item.

AAC Aviation Supply Management

Which supply class contains aircraft repair parts such as rotor blades components, bearings, and seals?

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