DEARMING OR REARMING AREA (IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN)

DEARMING OR REARMING AREA (IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN) Dearming procedures are performed after aircraft landing or ground abort. Aircraft bombs are normally dearmed in the rearming area. However, if the aircraft has missiles or rockets aboard, they are safed in the designated dearming area. WARNING Do not attempt to disarm a partially or fully armed fuze. Notify the proper authority (EOD). If any component is missing, loose, or damaged, notify the proper authority. If an arming wire is not installed in the fuze or arming device, the fuze or arming device may be armed. You should notify the proper authority. The first step you take when dearming an aircraft is to make sure the fuzes or arming devices or firing mechanisms are safe and arming wires are installed through fuze vanes and pop-out pins, as applicable. Then, inspect the weapons for missing, loose, or damaged components. If an IMER/ITER is involved, position the safety stop levers to lock on loaded racks. Install the safety pins in loaded stations. NOTE: If an aircraft returns with unexpended ordnance, a WEAPON LOADED sign must be placed in the cockpit. Check that all cockpit armament switches are OFF, SAFE, or NORM. As applicable, remove arming wires, lanyards, or lanyard tabs from empty stations. Finally, report the status of the aircraft to the proper authority. UNLOADING PROCEDURES Before you unload a weapon from the rack, the aircraft should be in the rearming area. Make sure that electrical power to the aircraft is removed, and the aircraft is properly grounded. Verify the following: all cockpit armament switches are OFF or SAFE; that safety pins are installed in all loaded racks. Finally, if an IMER/ITER is being unloaded, verify that the safety stop lever is locked on each loaded ejector unit. Now you can open the pylon access doors. If unloading an IMER/ITER (with a weapon) from the rack, remove the breech caps from the breech chambers, the cartridges from the breech chambers, position the breech caps to prevent damage during unloading, and disconnect the adapter connector, and, if applicable, the electric fuze adapter harness from the IMER/ITER. WARNING Do not remove a fuze or arming wire that was not installed during loading procedures. Do not remove an arming wire unless the fuze safety pin or device is installed. Ensure that the M904E3/E4 fuze is safe by verifying the installation of the arming wire in the arming wire guide and the arming vane. Make sure you can't see a black letter A against a red background in the upper (external) window. If the arming delay isn't set on 6 or 18 seconds, the upper (external) window should be vacant. If the arming delay is set on 6 or 18, you should see matching numbers on a green background in the window. Then, you can install a safety wire through the arming wire guide and the arming vane. WARNING If the arming wire is not in place or if the upper (external) window indication is a black letter A against a red background, the fuze is armed. Do not attempt to change the arming delay settings to disarm the fuze, or to remove the fuze from the bomb. Notify the proper authority (EOD) when an armed or partially armed condition is indicated. WARNING If a green background without the number 6 or 18 appears in the upper (external) window when the arming delay is set on 6 or 18, or if the number in the upper (external) window does not match the arming delay setting number, the fuze is partially armed. Notify the proper authority. Other actions you should take when unloading weapons include checking to see that the arming wire is installed in the pop-out pin for electric fuzes. If an electric fuze was used, you need to disconnect the Mk 122 arming safety switch lanyard tab from the spring latch. Then, if applicable, install the fin release band safety (cotter) pin. Disconnect the fin release wires, lanyards, and arming wires from the aircraft. If applicable, you can remove the M904E3/E4 fuzes by installing a safety wire, and then removing the 14-11