Figure 1-9.-Example of INITIAL CASREP requiring outside assitance only.

An assist set must be used to report whether or not

CASREP; best estimates of unavailable data should be

a unit requires outside assistance to repair an equipment

provided in the INITIAL CASREP and revised as soon

casualty.

as possible in an UPDATE CASREP. An INITIAL

CASREP may also be submitted to request outside

When a unit requires assistance and/or parts to

assistance; that is, no parts are required to correct an

repair a casualty, schedule information must be reported

equipment casualty (see fig. 1-9).

in the RMKS set for a full 30-day period, starting on the

earliest date that the unit can receive the assistance

An INITIAL CASREP must identify, to an

and/or parts. In addition to the scheduling information,

appropriate level of detail, the status of the equipment,

the unit commander may also report any effect the

parts, and assistance requirements. This is essential to

casualty is expected to have on the unit's employment

allow operational and staff authorities to apply the

during the 30-day period.

proper priority to necessary resources. Each INITIAL

CASREP must contain a casualty set followed by one

UPDATE CASREP. An UPDATE CASREP is

or more sets that convey information concerning that

used to report information similar to that in the INITIAL

casualty.

CASREP. With the exception on the CASUALTY and

ESTIMATES sets, only previously unreported casualty

When a casualty results from inadequate

information or information that has been changed (or

general-purpose electronic test equipment (GPETE) or

was reported in error) need be reported. Information in

PMS, the affected system must be the subject of the

a previously reported data set may be changed by merely

INITIAL CASREP with GPETE or PMS reported as the

submitting the same data set again with the corrected

cause in an amplification (AMPN) set.

Figure 1-9.-Example of INITIAL CASREP requiring outside assitance only.

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