Section III. INSPECTION PROCEDURES

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Section III. INSPECTION PROCEDURES

2-12. General.

(2) Immediately before equipment is packed -

Airdrop equipment will be inspected at prescribed

or rigged for use in airdrop operations.

intervals to ascertain individual item serviceability. The

(3) Before and after repairs or modifications

types of inspection that are normally performed on

are made.

airdrop equipment are technical / rigger-type, pack-in-

(4) At any other time as deemed necessary

process, routine, and in-storage. In some instances,

by the airdrop equipment maintenance officer.

other technical inspections may be accomplished on an

b. Inspection Function Requirement. Normally, a

"as required" basis.

technical/rigger-type inspection will be performed by

a. During any inspection or at any time that an

airdrop equipment maintenance personnel at a packing,

item is found to be overage (shelf/service life has

rigging, or repair activity. The inspection of initial

expired) as specified in TB 43-0002-4, the item will be

receipt items will be performed as a separate function

removed from service, condemned, and tagged IAW TB

from packing or rigging operations.

When the

750-126.

inspection is conducted at a packing or rigging activity,

b. To conserve time and labor and avoid

the item to be inspected will be placed in proper layout

evacuation to a direct support maintenance activity,

on packing table or suitable sized floor area. Should

unit/detachment commanders may designate in writing

defect or damage be discovered at any point during the

rigger personnel to accomplish classification inspection

inspection, the inspection will be terminated and the

of overaged air delivery equipment.

applicable item will be processed and forwarded to a

2-13. Technical/Rigger-type Inspection.

repair activity. The repair activity in turn, will conduct a

A technical / rigger-type inspection is a complete and

technical / riggertype inspection that will be performed

thorough inspection of an individual airdrop item,

by only those parachute rigger personnel cited in AR

including associated parts and components.

The

750-32. The repair activity inspection of personnel

following criteria cites the specifics applicable to

parachutes will be made on a shadow table. Any defect

accomplishing a technical / rigger-type inspection which

discovered during an organizational level repair activity

will be performed by a qualified parachute rigger in

inspection which exceeds the capability of that activity

accordance with AR 750-32.

will require the affected item to be evacuated to a direct

a. Inspection Intervals.

support maintenance function for further determination

of economic repair and repair accomplishment,

(1) Upon initial receipt of procured equipment

issued to a using unit by a supply source.

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