TM 9-1370-202-12
(l) Carefully remove flare from arming
length automatically before firing the
trough.
fuze mechanism.
Immediately after
(m) Coil lanyard and place in cavity of
firing, the safety lanyard disconnects
ejection fuze assembly.
and goes down with the flare, leaving no
(n) Hold lanyard in place while
debris on board the aircraft.
replacing desiccant bag (if originally present) and
Individual self-payout lanyards provide
weather cap. (This step requires two operators.) (o)
a safe separation distance between
Secure weather cap with tape.
aircraft and flare at time of fuze
(p) Remove or block out fuze setting
actuation.
This prevents aircraft
marked on flare case with grease pencil.
damage in the event of instantaneous
(q) Remove suspension bands and
ejection of the candle and parachute
replace in packing box.
assembly.
(r) Examine
flares
for
damage.
c. Prepared for use but not launched. Flares not
Dispose of damaged flares in accordance with TM 9-
expended during mission are to be returned to unarmed
1300-206 and AR 385-63.
condition before storage.
(s) Repack serviceable flares and store
(1) Disarming of flares prepared for external
for reuse in accordance with instructions in (3) below.
launch.
(2) Disarming of flares prepared for internal
(a) Remove flares from wing racks and
launch.
secure weather cap and swivel loop with tape, as
(a) Remove flares from interior of
inch of tape on free end to form pull tab. Take care to
aircraft and transport to point near special handling
place pull tab on lanyard side of swivel loop.
area.
(b) Transport flares to point near
(b) Remove tapes securing weather
revetted handling area.
cap and safety lanyard disconnect, taking care not to
(c) Remove and discard tape securing
pull out safety lanyard. Attach tapes to flare case for
weather cap and swivel loop.
later use. Remove cap.
(d) Holding weather cap in place,
(c) Place flare in arming trough as
carefully remove tape holding lanyard coiled around
flare body.
(d) Carefully remove cardboard disk
(e) Remove weather cap and set aside
and retain for future use.
for later use.
(e) Replace safety cotter pin in Mods
(f) Place one flare at a time in arming
2A and 3 and safety pin in Mod 4. Do not use bent or
damaged cotter/safety pins.
(g) Remove tape securing 27-inch
(f) On all Mods, manually depress
lanyard near top of fuze.
ignition fuze setting dial. Turn counterclockwise to
(h) Carefully extend lanyard and
SAFE position and release.
remove cardboard disk. Return cardboard disk for
(g) To safe ejection fuze, proceed as
future missions.
follows:
(i) Replace safety cotter pin on Mods
1. In Mods 1, 2, 2A and 3, depress
2A and 3, and safety pin on Mod 4. Do not use bent or
ejection fuze setting dial with fuze wrench. Turn dial
damaged safety/cotter pins.
counterclockwise to SAFE position and release dial.
(j) On all Mods, manually depress
Replace thumbscrew.
ignition fuze and setting dial; turn counterclockwise to
2. In Mod 4, loosen thumbscrew and
SAFE position and release.
turn ejection fuze dial to SAFE position. Tighten
(k) To safe ejection fuze, proceed as
thumbscrew.
follows:
(h) Carefully remove flare from arming
1. In Mods 1, 2, 2A and 3, depress
trough.
ejection fuze setting dial with fuze wrench; turn
(i) Replace lanyard and desiccant bag
counterclockwise to SAFE position, release and replace
(if originally present) in fuze cavity. (This requires two
thumbscrew.
operators.)
2. In Mod 4, loosen thumbscrew and
(j) Replace weather cap. Secure cap
turn ejection dial to SAFE position.
Tighten
to flare body and safety lanyard disconnect to lip of cap
thumbscrew.
with tapes removed in (b) above.
(k) Remove or block out fuze setting
marked on flare case with grease pencil.
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