Announcement of Approval and Release of Nondestructive Test Equipment Inspection Procedure Manual

ROUTINE

TB 1-1520-238-23-1

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN

ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPROVAL AND RELEASE OF

NONDESTRUCTIVE TEST EQUIPMENT

INSPECTION PROCEDURE MANUAL

TM 1-1520-264-23, TECHNICAL MANUAL AVIATION UNIT MAINTENANCE

(AVUM) AND AVIATION INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE (AVIM) MANUAL

NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOR

AH-64A HELICOPTER SERIES

Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D. C.

1 MAY 1997

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

NOTE

THIS PUBLICATION IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL REFERENCES TO TM 1-1520-264-23, TECHNICAL

MANUAL AVIATION UNIT MAINTENANCE (AVUM) AND AVIATION INTERMEDIATE

MAINTENANCE (AVIM) MANUAL NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOR

AH-64A HELICOPTER, HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE TM 1-1520-238-23,

AVIATION UNIT AND INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE MANUAL, HELICOPTER, ATTACK,

AH-64A APACHE.

Priority Classification. Routine

2. Purpose. The purpose of this technical bulletin (TB) is to announce the approval and release of the nondestruc-

tive test equipment inspection procedure manual, TM 1-1520-264-23, Technical Manual Aviation Unit Maintenance

(AVUM) and Aviation Intermediate Maintenance (AVIM) Manual Nondestructive Inspection Procedures for AH-64A He-

licopter. This manual shall be referred to when performing inspections on the AH-64A aircraft.

3. Description. Approved nondestructive test inspection procedures are referenced in Table 1. Refer to TM

1-1520-264-23, Technical Manual Aviation Unit Maintenance (AVUM) and Aviation Intermediate Maintenance (AVIM)

Manual Nondestructive Inspection Procedures for AH-64A Helicopter, for safety information, part locations, inspection

method descriptions, and complete procedures. Do not attempt to perform any nondestructive test inspection without

first referring to TM 1-1520-264-23 as this TB does not provide adequate information to properly perform the inspec-

tions.

4. Now to Use. The columns in Table 1. Approved Nondestructive Test Inspection Components/Assemblies, are

defined as follows: