Identifying parts from labels and part numbers
Read part labels correctly, and know when a label isn't enough to confirm the right part.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- About 30 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Identify part number, revision, serial number and lot on a part label
- Explain why part number and revision must both match
- Know when to verify with documentation instead of appearance
Course outline
- 1.Identifying parts from labelsVideo · 2 min
- 2.Labels tell you what it isLesson · 14 min
- 3.Using manuals, exploded views and supersessionsLesson · 15 min
- 4.Ordering, receiving and returning partsLesson · 14 min
- 5.Identifying parts from labels and part numbers: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 15 questions
- 6.Missing part, waiting customerScenario
- 7.Final exam4 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- Manufacturer parts documentation for the equipment you service
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