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SECTION IV.  PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS) - TM-10-1670-281-23P_39
Table 2-1.  Unit and Intermediate Direct Support (DS) Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services

TM-10-1670-281-23P Parachute Cargo Type: 64-Foot Diameter Model G-12D NSN 1670-00-893-2371 and Model G-12E NSN 1670-01-060-3705 Manual
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ARMY TM 10-1670-281-23&P AIR FORCE T.O. 13C5-32-2 NAVY NAVAIR 13-1-32 b.  Frequency of Performing PMCS.  PMCS will be performed before equipment is packed for use, during modification and repair after use, or at any time deemed necessary by the air delivery equipment maintenance officer. c.  PMCS Columnar Entries Table 2-1.  Enter data in columns as follows: (1)   Item number.  The item number column shall be used as a source of the item number required for the   "TM   Number'   column   on   DA   Form   2404   (Equipment   Inspection   and   Maintenance   Worksheet)   when recording the results of PMCS. (2)  Interval. This column identifies the required PMCS level. (3)  Item to be inspected.  Contains the common name of the item to be inspected. (4)  Procedures.  Provides a brief description of the procedure by which the checks are to be performed. d.   Record  Defects.    All  defects  discovered  during  the  inspection  will  be  recorded  using  the  applicable specifics in DA Pamphlet 738-750, DA Pamphlet 738-751, and TB 43-0002-43 Maintenance Expenditure Limits for FSC Group 16 (FSC Class 1670). e.  Overage items.  The 64-foot parachute has no age or service life. f.  Inspection Function Requirement.  Normally, a technical/rigger-type inspection will be performed by air delivery  equipment  maintenance  personnel  at  a  packing,  rigging,  or  repair  activity.    The  inspection  of  initial receipt items will be performed as a separate function from packing or rigging activity; the item to be inspected will be placed in proper layout on packing surface or suitable sized floor area.  Should defect or damage be discovered at any point during the inspection, the inspection will be terminated and the applicable item will be processed  and  forwarded  to  repair  activity.    The  repair  activity,  in  turn,  will  conduct  a  technical/rigger-type inspection  that  will  be  performed  by  only  those  parachute  rigger  personnel  cited  in  AR  750-32,  Airdrop, Parachute Recovery and Aircraft Personnel Escape Systems.  Any defect discovered during a unit level repair activity inspection which exceeds the capability of that activity will require the affected item to be evacuated to an  intermediate  direct  support  (DS)  maintenance  function  for  further  determination  of  economic  repair  and repair accomplishment, if applicable. NOTE A parachute that is found to be unserviceable by a packing or rigging activity will have  the  canopy  S-folded  in  its  deployment  bag  and  the  suspension  lines  daisy chained and placed on top of the canopy prior to being sent to a repair activity. 2-9







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