is reason to conduct additional validations or a random
sampling inventory in that area. The supply officer may
require additional corrective action or training (or both)
depending on the severity of the location or inventory
accuracy problem. This may requite a complete review
of current supply practices, the use of SUADPS-RT, and
assistance from the TYCOM or Navy Management
Systems Support Office (NAVMASSO) supply
management teams.
Inventory Reports
The fleet commanders report the gross inventory
adjustments, by type commander, to COMNAVSUP-
SYSCOM on a quarterly basis. Upon completion of an
inventory segment of material afloat, the accuracy rate
is entered on the inventory schedule. Results of spot
inventories are reported to the requesting activity.
SPECIAL INVENTORIES
Other categories of material have various storage,
inventory, and reporting procedures. Although only a
few AKs work with these materials, you as the
supervisor should know the basic procedures for
managing them.
AIRCRAFT
The complete aircraft is not carried in any stores
account or equipage record. During the transfer or
receipt of an aircraft, specific items or equipment must
be inventoried. The aircraft inventory is accomplished
to establish a formal and continuous chain of
accountability of specified material. Specified items
for inventory is listed in the Aircraft Inventory Record
(AIR) Equipment List, OPNAV 4790/111. The AIR is
applicable to all aircraft of a specified type/mode/series
(TMS) and lists selected material and equipment. A
master aircraft inventory record (MAIR) that identifies
installed and loose equipment requiring inventory is
maintained by Naval Air Systems Command
(NAVAIRSYSCOM). The MAIR serves as a checklist
for items requiring inventory, provides
reasons/authorizations for shortages, and documents
certificates of accountability.
Other items besides those listed in the AIR must be
inventoried. The equipment listed in or comprising
subsystem of the applicable mission essential
subsystem matrix (MESM) must be accounted for
before transferring the aircraft. The accountability of
most MESM items is done by system operations checks
and maintaining a maintenance action form or facsimile
file. Any missing MESM-related items must be
identified in the AIR as shortages even though the item
is not listed in the AIR equipment list.
The AIR consists of the following parts:
Certification and Record of Transfer, OPNAV Form
4790/104; Binder, OPNAV Form 4790/109; Title Page
and Sectional Breakdown Diagram, OPNAV Form
4790/110; Equipment List, OPNAV Form 4790/111;
and Shortages, OPNAV Form 4790/112. OPNAV
Instruction 4790.2, provides detailed procedures for the
use of the aircraft inventory record.
When an aircraft is to be transferred on site,
designated inventory teams from the transferring and
accepting activities jointly inventory the aircraft using
the AIR. Entries are made in the appropriate columns
of the Equipment List, OPNAV Form 4790/111,
indicating the quantity of each item on board the aircraft
at the time of transfer. Any items missing and not
available for transfer with the aircraft are identified on
the AIR Shortages, OPNAV Form 4790/112. A
Certification and Record of Transfer, OPNAV Form
4790/104, is completed at the time of transfer.
When a ferry pilot is required to effect an aircraft
transfer, two inventories are made. One inventory is
made before the ferry flight by the transferring activity
and one inventory is made upon completion of transfer
by the accepting activity. The aircraft ferry pilot does
not participate in these inventories, except to accept
custody of pilferable and classified equipment from the
transferring activity and to transfer custody of these
items to the accepting activity.
When an aircraft is delivered to a depot or
contractor facility and is scheduled to be returned to the
same organization after testing or rework projects,
items not requiring rework or required by the testing
activity are retained by the reporting activity. All such
removals are appropriately noted on the OPNAV Form
4790/112 to relieve the depot or contractor activity of
accountability requirements.
When an aircraft is being prepared for transfer to
the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center
(AMARC) for storage, any AIR items used to protect
the aircraft from damage, to make the aircraft safe for
maintenance, or required for passenger support remain
with the aircraft. Questions concerning disposition of
AIR items before transfer of aircraft to AMARC should
be forwarded to
command.
NAVAIRSYSCOM via the chain of
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