Equipment Disposition.

TM 10-1670-201-23

T.O. 13C-1-41

NAVAIR 13-1-17

Equipment that is uneconomically reparable

b. Common Tools and Equipment. Common tools

(outdated) will be condemned. Disposition of airdrop

and equipment required to perform maintenance on

equipment that is condemned, unserviceable, or for

airdrop equipment will be listed and authorized in the

which the serviceability is questionable, will be

applicable TOE or TA of the using unit or maintenance

accomplished using the following procedures, as

installation.

applicable.

c. Field Expedients.

a. Item Requiring Repair or Modification.

(1) Vent hook. A vent hook is a fabricated

airdrop item which requires repair or modification will be

device used during the packing of small cargo

tagged in accordance with TB 750-126. Subsequent

parachutes and personnel parachutes to secure the

work on the item will be performed at the maintenance

applicable parachute canopy sent to the packing table.

level specified for the maintenance function in the

A suitable type webbing length and snap will be used in

applicable supporting technical publication.

the construction of a vent hook.

b. Personnel Parachutes and Air Delivery

(2) Stationary post. A stationary post is a

Equipment with Exhausted Age or Service Life. Any

fabricated item used as a stable attaching point for the

parachute component or air delivery equipment whose

bridle loop of a large cargo parachute when applying

age or service life has expired as specified in TB 43-

tension to the parachute canopy. To construct a

0002-4 will be removed from service, condemned and

stationary post will require a suitable length of metal

tagged as prescribed by TB 750-126.

pipe or wooden stake to be firmly anchored in the

c. Disposition of Fatality Parachutes and

surface of the packing area.

Condemned Air Delivery Equipment.

Personnel

(3) Tension device. A tension device used to

parachutes that have been involved in a parachute jump

apply tension during the packing of a large cargo

fatality will be condemned and tagged as prescribed by

parachute canopy may be improvised through the use of

TB 750-126. Parachutes and equipment involved in a

a suitable type motor vehicle or a pulley system

fatality will be retained until engineering studies and

employing rope or webbing straps.

investigations have been completed. When a fatality

(4) Shakeout tower. A shakeout tower may

parachute is no longer needed, it will be destroyed by

be erected locally by placing long poles vertically in the

burning or mutilation with appropriate destruction

ground and assembling pulleys, ropes, and suitable type

certification completed for documentation of supply

attaching devices for use in the raising and lowering of

records. Condemned equipment, other than fatality

parachute canopies. Other similar type improvisation

parachutes, will be removed from. service and disposed

may be used to achieve a suitable means of

of in accordance with current directives listed in

accomplishing parachute canopy shakeout.

Appendix A of this manual.

NOTE

d. Rejected Equipment. Equipment which, prior to

When poles are used, each pole will

use, is deemed unserviceable for use will be reported in

be wrapped with a suitable type

an Equipment Improvement Recommendation (EIR) in

material to prevent snagging of

accordance with TM 38-750, as authorized by AR 750-1.

canopies

Each applicable item which is defective will be held and

(5) Searing device. A searing device used to

safeguarded pending receipt of disposition instructions

sear the raw ends of nylon cord, tape, or webbing may

from the National Maintenance Point (NMP). In all

be devised by improvising with any suitable type heat-

instances, EIR exhibit material will be handled as

emitting item.

prescribed in TM 38-750.

If the quality or the

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serviceability of an item is questionable, clarification and

Airdrop equipment may be rendered unserviceable by

assistance may be obtained by contacting Commander,

either normal fair wear or by aging and will subsequently

US Army Troop Support and Aviation Materiel

be repaired, modified, or condemned, as appropriate.

Readiness Command, ATTN: DRSTS-MT, 4300

Goodfellow Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63120.

e. Equipment of Doubtful Serviceability

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