Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION

TM 9-1370-202-12

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1-1. Scope

(2) Malfunctions involving standard issue

These instructions provide operator and organizational

items. The procedure in AR 75-1 will be followed in

maintenance for Flare Mk24.

This flare provides

reporting malfunctions which occur during the following:

lighting for battlefield illumination, target marking and

(a) Training and combat missions.

reconnaissance. Flares are launched internally from

fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.

(b) Tests (including comparison, safety,

climatic, reliability, etc.) conducted subsequent to the

1-2. Forms, Records and Reports

acceptance test.

a. General.

Commanding Officers of units

d. Report of Damaged or Improper Shipment.

receiving this ammunition are responsible for

Damaged or improper shipments will be reported

preparation of records and reports.

For reporting

immediately to the forward supply unit (FSU),

purposes, ammunition is identified by lot numbers,

ammunition supply point (ASP) or depot from which the

standard nomenclature, etc.

flares were issued.

b. Field Reports of Accidents. Accidents involving

e. Fire Reports. As prescribed by AR 385-12, DA

injury to personnel or damage to materiel are reported

Form 5-2 will be used to report fires or explosions

on DA Form 285 or DA Form 1051, in accordance with

followed by fire. DA Form 5-2 will be submitted in

instructions in AR 385-40.

addition to the accident reports required by AR 385-40.

c. Malfunction Reports.

f. Reporting

Equipment

Publication

Improvements. Reporting of errors, omissions, and

(1) Definition of a malfunction. A malfunction

recommendations. for improving this publication by the

is a failure of the flare to perform as expected when

individual user is encouraged. Reports should be

armed or launched.

For reporting purposes,

submitted on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes

malfunctions do not include accidents and fires resulting

to Publications) and forwarded direct to the

from negligence, malpractice and the like. However,

Commanding Officer, Picatinny Arsenal, ATTN:

malfunctions do include abnormal or premature

SMUPA-DC5, Dover, N.J. 07801.

functioning' which occur during normal handling,

maintenance, storage, transportation, and tactical

deployment.

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