ARMY TM 10-1670-294-23&P
AIR FORCE T.O. 13C5-33-2
NAVY NAVAIR 13-1-34
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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Section I.
General ................................................................................................................. 1-1
Section II.
Equipment Description and Data ........................................................................... 1-4
OVERVIEW
This chapter includes the general information common to all parachute manuals and specific information
pertinent to the parachute described in this manual.
SECTION I. GENERAL
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Scope ........................................................................................................................ 1-1
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Maintenance Forms and Records............................................................................... 1-1
1-3
Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use.................................................. 1-2
1-4
Preparation for Storage or Shipment.......................................................................... 1-3
1-5
Reporting of Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR) ................................ 1-3
1-1. Scope. The scope of this manual is described in the following subparagraphs.
a. Type of Manual. This manual provides unit and intermediate direct support (DS) maintenance
instructions for parachute NSN 1670-01-283-4531. This is a 35-Foot Diameter Ribbon Extraction Cargo
Parachute (figure 1-1). This manual also provides a Repair Parts and Special Tools List located at Appendix C.
b. Equipment Name. 35-Foot Diameter Ribbon Extraction Cargo Parachute, hereinafter called the 35-Foot
Cargo Parachute.
c. Purpose of Equipment. The parachute provides Low Altitude Parachute Extraction (LAPES) of non-
fragile supplies.
1-2. Maintenance Forms and Records.
a. Reports of Maintenance and Unsatisfactory Equipment. Department of the Army forms and procedures
used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by DA Pam 738-750, as contained in, The Army
Maintenance Management System (TAMMS). Air Force personnel will use AFR 66-1 for maintenance
reporting and TO-00-35D54 for unsatisfactory equipment reporting. Navy personnel will report maintenance
performed utilizing the Maintenance Data Collection Subsystem (MDCS) IAW OPNAVINST 4790.2, Vol 3 and
unsatisfactory material/conditions (UR submissions) IAW OPNAVINST 4790.2, Vol 2, chapter 17.
b. Reporting of Item and Packaging Discrepancies. Fill out and forward SF364 (Report of Discrepancy
(ROD)) as prescribed in AR 735-11-2/DLAR 414-.55/SECNAVINST 4355.18/AFR 400-54/MCO 4430.3J.
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