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MAINTENANCE FORMS, FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS
Maintenance forms, forms, records, and reports that you are required to use are DA Form 2402
(Exchange Tag), DA Form 5504 (Maintenance Request), and Standard Form (SF) 368 Product Quality
Deficiency Report (PQDR). Their use and procedures for filling out these forms are explained in DA PAM
738-750, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS). USAF personnel use DD Form 1575
(Suspended Tag), DD Form 2332, (Materiel Deficiency Exhibit) and the Air Force (AF) electronic version
of SF 368, AFTO Form 244 and AFTO 245. Procedures for use and filling out these forms are contained
in AF T.O. 00-35D-54, (USAF Deficiency, Reporting and Investigation System), AF T.O. 00-20-5
(Aerospace/Equipment Inspection and Documentation), AF T.O. 00-20-3 (Maintenance Processing of
Repairable Property and the Repair Cycle Asset Control System), Air Force Instruction (AFI) 21-115
(Deficiencies Across Component Lines) for reporting deficiencies which cross DOD components lines and
Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 23-110, Volume 1, Part 1 (USAF Supply Manual).
REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR)
If the design of your equipment needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the
only one who can tell us what you don’t like about your equipment. Let us know why you don’t like the
design or performance. Put it on an SF 368 PQDR. Mail it to: Commander, U.S. Army Soldier and
Biological Chemical Command, ATTN: AMSSB-RIM-E (N), Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5052.
Navy-Submit NAVSEA Form 4160/1 (REV 2-99) to Commander, NSDSA Code 5E30,
NAVSURFCENDIV, 4363 Missile Way, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4307. A reply will be furnished directly
to you.
CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (CPC)
Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) of Army materiel is a continuing concern. It is important that any
corrosion problems with this item be reported so that the problem can be corrected and improvements
can be made to prevent the problem in future items.
While corrosion is typically associated with rusting of metals, it can also include deterioration of other
materials, such as rubber and plastic. Unusual cracking, softening, swelling, or breaking of these
materials may be a corrosion problem.
If a corrosion problem is identified, it can be reported using SF 368 PQDR. Use of keywords such as
"corrosion”, "rust", "deterioration", or "cracking" will ensure the information is identified as a CPC problem.
The form should be submitted to the address specified in DA PAM 738-750, Functional Users Manual for
the Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Objective. Methods of destruction used to inflict damage on air delivery equipment should make it
impossible to restore equipment to a usable condition in a combat zone by either repair or
cannibalization.
Authority. Destruction of air delivery equipment that is in imminent danger of capture by an enemy is a
command decision that must be made by a battalion or higher commander, or the equivalent.
