ARMY TM 10-1670-279-23&P
AIR FORCE T.O. 13C5-27-2
NAVY NAVAIR 13-1-28
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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Section I
General................................................................................................................................
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Section II
Equipment Description and Data..........................................................................................
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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
Paragraph
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Scope...............................................................................................................................................
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Maintenance Forms and Records.....................................................................................................
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Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use........................................................................
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Preparation for Storage or Shipment................................................................................................
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Reporting of Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR).......................................................
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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 1670-01-063-3716 and NSN 1670-00-687-5458. This is a 22-Foot Diameter Cargo Extraction Parachute
(figure 1-1). This manual also provides a Repair Parts and Special Tools List located at Appendix C.
b.
Equipment Name. 22-Foot Diameter, Cargo Extraction Parachute.
c.
Purpose of Equipment. The parachute provides force to extract an air delivery load from aircraft.
1-2. Maintenance Forms and Records. Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment
maintenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM 738-750, The Army Maintenance Management System and DA PAM
738-751, The Army Maintenance Management System - Aviation.
1-3. Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use. Destruction methods are described in the following
subparagraphs.
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