TM 10-1670-298-20&P
Table 2-1. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services-Continued
Location of
Not Mission
Item No.
Interval
Item to
Procedure
Capable If:
Check/Service
11
After
Capsule, Cargo,
CTU-2/A (Cont.)
f. M5 Cartridge
WARNING
Actuated
Release
EXPLOSIVE HAZARD
DO NOT attempt to disassemble the
M5 cartridge actuated release assembly, which
has been sealed at the manufacturing source.
Serious injury or death could occur for failure to
observe this warning
Conduct external visual inspection to ensure lack
of obvious defects.
g. Fins
Inspect for damaged rivets and cracks
or distortion of plates and angles
Replace the entire assembly if badly
warped.
12
After
Strap
Check for loose or broken stitches, cut,
Connectors, 60-
worn, or frayed webbing, and foreign
and 120-Inches
material.
(152 400- and
304.800 cm)
Long
13
Monthly
Quick Release
Service by soaking assembly In
Assembly
tetrachloroethylene.
SECTION IV. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
2.8
GENERAL REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS.
a. Repair Limitations. Only those repairs prescribed in the Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) (Appendix B) are
authorized. Repair cost limitations to preclude uneconomical repair of the airdrop items contained In this
publication will conform to the requirements of TB 43-0002-43.
b. Searing and Waxing.
CAUTION
Cotton tape, webbing, or cord will not be seared. Permanent
damage to the material will result
(1) Searing. The ends of nylon tape, webbing, and cord lengths may be prepared by heat searing which is
performed by pressing the material's raw end against a hot metal surface until the nylon has melted
sufficiently. Avoid forming a sharp edge or lumped effect on the melted end.
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