TM 10-1670-296-20&P 0017 00
UNIT MAINTENANCE
ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT FOR LOW VELOCITY AIR DROP SYSTEMS (LVADS)
EXTRACTION FORCE TRANSFER COUPLING LATCH ASSEMBLY COUPLING
0017 00-1
THIS TASK COVERS:
Inspect
Service
Replace
Tools
Brush, Wire, Stainless Steel (Item 4, WP 0064 00)
Hex Key, Set (Item 14, WP 0064 00)
Impact Socket Set, Manual (Item 15, WP 0064 00)
Mallet, Rawhide (Item 21, WP 0064 00)
Pliers, Slip Joint, Straight Nose (Item 23, WP 0064 00)
Punch, Center, Hardened (Item 26, WP 0064 00)
Screwdriver, Phillips, No. 3 (Item 29, WP 0064 00)
Wrench, Adjustable, 10-IN. (Item 49, WP 0064 00)
Wrench, Open End, 7/16-IN. (Item 50, WP 0064 00)
Materials/Parts
Coupling, EFTC Latch Assembly (Item 1, WP 0070 00)
Locktite, 222 (Item 18, WP 0125 00)
Lubricant, Solid Film (Item 20, WP 0125 00)
Paint, Yellow Enamel (Item 23, WP 0125 00)
Personnel Required
92R (10) Parachute Rigger
Equipment Condition
Removed from the Extraction Force
Transfer Assembly.
References
WP 0005 00; WP 0018 00;
WP 0070 00
INSPECT
Inspect the latch assembly in accordance with WP 0005 00, using the procedures in Table 1.
SERVICE/REPAIR
1. If possible, clean latch assembly using compressed air. When Latch does not function properly due
accumulation of dirt, foreign material or rust on the internal parts, latch may be disassembled and cleaned
as follows:
NOTE
At any time during maintenance of the latch assembly, it is permissible
to reapply the yellow enamel paint used to show the “dot and arrow”.
a.
If the cable assembly is attached to the latch, remove the cable assembly before disassembling the
latch IAW WP 0018 00.
NOTE
Parts manufactured after 2001 require the use of a 7/16-inch hex key in
the upper retainer to prevent it from turning under the action of the
adjustable wrench.
