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U.S. NAVY T-44

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T-6 LIFE RAFT

REQUIRED INSPECTIONS

NAVAIR (PMA 273) T16-13-600-145-6.2

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TITLE: T-6 LIFE RAFT REQUIRED INSPECTIONS

WORK AREA TASK DESCRIPTION/REQUIREMENT

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REFERENCES:

(A) NA 13-1-6.5 (RESCUE AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT)

(B) NA 13-1-6.1-1(LIFERAFTS) (CHAPTER FOR LRU-13 LIFERAFT)

(C) 2560-18 (EASTERN AERO MARINE EAM-T6 INSPECTION/REPAIR MANUAL) (D) NA16-30PRC90-2 (RADIO SET)

(E) NA16-30PRC149-1 (RADIO SET)

(F) NA13-1-6.3-1

(G) COMNAVFORINST 4790.2

(H) 01-T44AAA-1 NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL

(I) 01-T44AAC-1 NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL

(J) EMAIL LETTER: T44 LIFERAFT DIRECTION DATED 02 APRIL 2008

(K) NA13-1-6.7-4: SURVIVAL VESTS/TIE IN PROCEDURES FOR MK124

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

*** TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS SHALL BE

60 DEGREES F TO 80 DEGREES F IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE C.

***THIS MC WAS DEVELOPED UTILIZING INFORMATION FROM REFERENCE “J”.

***ALL ORDNANCE SAFETY PROCEDURES SHALL BE FOLLOWED

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THE LIFERAFT SHALL BE HANDLED ON A SMOOTH, FLOOR SURFACE DURING CALENDAR/PHASE

INSPECTIONS. CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THE SURFACE DOES NOT TRAP ANY SHARP ITEMS

THAT MAY PUNCTURE THE LIFERAFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES “B” AND “C”.

INSPECTION CYCLES:

THE EAM-T6 LIFERAFT SHALL BE SUBJECTED TO PREFLIGHT, SPECIAL, PLACE IN SERVICE AND

CALENDAR/PHASE INSPECTIONS.

PREFLIGHT INSPECTION---CARD 8

SPECIAL INSPECTION---CARDS 9 THRU 15

FUNCTIONAL TEST---CARDS 19 AND 20

PULL CABLE TEST--- CARD 20

LEAKAGE TEST--- CARDS 31 AND 32

PIS OR CALENDAR/PHASE INSPECTION---CARDS 16 THRU 42

NOTE: SEE ATTACHMENT 1 FOR LIFERAFT MARKING INSPECTION. SEE ATTACHMENT 2 FOR SURVIVAL

ITEMS INSTALLATION INTO THE SURVIVAL KIT.

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PREFLIGHT INSPECTIONS SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED ON AIRCRAFT INSTALLED LIFERAFTS PRIOR TO EVERY FLIGHT BY AIRCREWMEMBERS ASSIGNED THE AIRCRAFT. NO DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED.

SPECIAL INSPECTIONS SHALL BE PERFORMED ON AIRCRAFT INSTALLED LIFERAFTS EVERY 30

DAYS + OR – 3 DAYS BY THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT SERVICE TECHNICIANS. THE SPECIAL INSPECTIONS

WILL BE DOCUMENTED ON A VIDS MAF AND TURNED IN TO T-44 MAINTENANCE CONTROL. T-44

MAINTENANCE CONTROL WILL PROVIDE THE MAFS FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO START OF

WORK.

CALENDAR/PHASE INSPECTIONS SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED UPON ISSUE, AT THE TIME OF AIRCRAFT ACCEPTANCE AND EVERY 180 DAYS + OR – 3 DAYS FROM THE DATE ISSUED DATE ON THE ALSS HISTORY RECORD 4790/138. ALL INSPECTIONS ON EACH LIFERAFT WILL BE DOCUMENTED ON A VIDS MAF AND ON THE HISTORY RECORD 4790/138. THE ALSS SHOP CLERK OR TECHNICIANS WILL ISSUE THE MAF FOR THE

INSPECTIONS.

NOTE: ALL LIFERAFTS WILL HAVE A 90 DAY SHELF CYCLE FROM THE RFI DATE ON THE HISTORY RECORD 4790/138 AS NEEDED PRIOR TO ISSUING THE LIFERAFT TO AN AIRCRAFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES “B” AND “G”. IF THE 90 DAY SHELF CYCLE IS EVER EXCEEDED PRIOR TO INSTALL IN AN AIRCRAFT, THE CALENDAR/PHASE INSPECTION SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED AGAIN PRIOR TO ISSUE.

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NOTE: A FUNCTIONAL TEST AND PULL CABLE TEST SHALL BE PERFORMED UPON ISSUE, AT THE TIME OF AIRCRAFT ACCEPTANCE AND EVERY FOURTH CALENDAR/PHASE INSPECTION WITH THE CO2 BOTTLE CURRENTLY INSTALLED ON THE LIFERAFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERNECES “B” AND “C”. THE FUNCTIONAL TEST SHALL BE DOCUMENTED ON THE VIDS MAF AND ON THE HISTORY RECORD 4790/138

UNDER TEST CYCLE.

NOTE: A LEAKAGE TEST SHALL BE PERFORMED AT EACH INSPECTION CYCLE.

REPAIRS:

ALL REPAIRS TO THE EAM-T6 LIFERAFT SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE “C”. ONLY ITEMS LISTED AS REPAIRABLE IN REFERENCE “C” MAY BE REPAIRED TO THE EXTENT LISTED IN

REFERENCE “C”.

WARNING: ALL LIFERAFTS THAT ARE REPAIRED SHALL HAVE A CALENDAR/PHASE INSPECTION TO

INCLUDE A FUNCTIONAL TEST AND PULL CABLE TEST PERFORMED AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE

COMPLETED PRIOR TO PLACING THE LIFERAFT BACK IN SERVICE.

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SERVICE BULLETINS:

EACH SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED TO REFERENCE “C” AFTER JULY 1991, THE LAST EAM-T6

MANUAL UPDATE, SHALL BE DOCUMENTED ON A SEPARATE MAF FOR EACH LIFERAFT INDICATING COMPLIANCE OR DOES NOT APPLY ONCE QUALITY ASSURANCE HAS REVIEWED THE SERVICE BULLETINS AND FORWARDED THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO THE PARALOFT FOR ACTION AS NEEDED. THE MAF SHALL BE PLACED IN AN INDIVIDUAL FOLDER FOR EACH SERIALIZED LIFERAFT AND BE MAINTAINED UNTIL THE LIFERAFT IS PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM SERVICE. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER SHALL REMAIN LISTED UNDER THE LOCAL USAGE BLOCK ON THE HISTORY RECORD 4790/138 FOR THE ENTIRE SERVICE

LIFE OF THE LIFERAFT. FUTURE SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED TO REFERENCE “C” SHALL BE

ACCOMPLISHED ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED CALENDAR/PHASE INSPECTION DUE AFTER RECEIVING THE SERVICE BULLETIN FROM THE QUALITY ASSURANCE WORK CENTER UNLESS DIRECTED OTHERWISE BY

THE QUALITY ASSURANCE WORK CENTER.

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TECHNICAL DIRECTIVES:

ALL TECHNICAL DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY THE NAVY SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE QUALITY ASSURANCE WORK CENTER FOR APPLICABILITY. ONCE THE TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE IS ISSUED TO THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT WORK CENTER, THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT WORK CENTER TECHNICIANS SHALL ACCOMPLISH THE TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE ON THE REQUIRED INTERVAL FOR THE EQUIPMENT AFFECTED.

THE TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE SHALL BE DOCUMENTED ON A VIDS MAF AND THE VIDS MAF SHALL REMAIN ON FILE IN THE LIFERAFT FILE FOLDER UNTIL THE TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE IS CANCELED OR THE LIFERAFT IS REMOVED FROM SERVICE PERMANENTLY. THE TECHNICAL DIRECTIVES SHALL BE LISTED ON THE 4790/138 HISTORY RECORD UNDER THE TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE SECTION OF THE HISTORY RECORD.

THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE THAT VERIFIED COMPLETION OF THE TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE SHALL LIST HIS/HER CDI STAMP ON THE 4790/138 HISTORY RECORD.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE:

QUALITY ASSURANCE STEPS ARE PROVIDED FOR CRITICAL OPERATIONS. WHEN A STEP IS UNDERLINED, THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN PERFORMING THE MAINTENANCE SHALL NOTIFY THE

QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE (ALSS CDI OR ALSS CDQAR) PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE

OPERATIONAL STEP. THE ALSS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE SHALL VERIFY THE OPERATION IN

PROGRESS PRIOR TO THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT SERVICE TECHNCIAN PERFORMING THE

MAINTENANCE PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT OPERATIONAL STEP IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE “B”.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL AN AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT SERVICE TECHNICIAN PERFORM HIS/HER

OWN QUALITY ASSURANCE STEPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE “B”.

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MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT PROCEDURES:

PREFLIGHT INSPECTION:

A. INSPECT RAFT CONTAINER FOR THE FOLLOWING:

1. CHECK SNAPS ON LIFERAFT CASE FOR CLOSURE.

2. ENSURE SAFETY TACKING ON HANDLES IS PRESENT.

3. VERIFY INSPECTION DUE DATE ANNOTATED ON WEBBING ATTACHED TO THE RAFT IS

GOOD. THE DATE ANNOTATED ON THE WEBBING ON THE LIFERAFT IS GOOD UNTIL THE DUE

DATE LISTED + OR -3 DAYS. ENSURE RAFT IS SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH

THE LIFERAFT RETAINING STRAPS.

B. IF ANY DISCREPANCIES ARE NOTED ON THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, PLEASE CONTACT T-44

MAINTENANCE CONTROL.

C. T-44 MAINTENANCE CONTROL SHALL PRODUCE A VIDS MAF WITH THE DISCREPANCY NOTED ON

THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND NOTIFY THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT WORK CENTER OF THE

DISCREPANCY AWAITING REQUIRED ACTION WITH PILOTS WAITING.

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30 DAY SPECIAL INSPECTION:

A. VERIFY 30-DAY DUE DATE FOR INSPECTION UTILIZING THE 30-DAY REPORT LOCATED ON THE P-

DRIVE IN THE PARALOFT FOLDER.

B. PRINT THE 30-DAY REPORT LISTING ALL ITEMS INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT. VERIFY THE

CALENDAR/PHASE DUE DATES FOR THE LIFERAFT. IF THE CALENDAR/PHASE DUE DATE COMES DUE PRIOR TO THE NEXT SCHEDULED 30-DAY SPECIAL INSPECTION, THE LIFERAFT SHALL BE CHANGED OUT DURING THE CURRENT 30-DAY SPECIAL INSPECTION. IF THE LIFERAFT DOES NOT COME DUE

PRIOR TO THE NEXT SCHEDULED

30 DAY SPECIAL INSPECTION PROCEED WITH THE VISUAL INSPECTION, LOG BOOK VERIFICATION, COMPUTER/VIDS BOARD UPDATES AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FOR THE 30-DAY SPECIAL

INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHMENT.

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30-DAY SPECIAL VISUAL INSPECTION:

A. VERIFY SERIAL NUMBER OF THE LIFERAFT AGAINST REPORT.

B. INSPECT THE LIFERAFT CONTAINER FOR THE FOLLOWING:

C. CHECK SNAPS ON LIFERAFT CASE AND SAFETY TACKING ON THE HANDLES OF THE LIFERAFT.

ENSURE THEY ARE PROPERLY ATTACHED AND IN GOOD CONDITION.

D. INSPECT THE CONTAINER FOR OVERALL CONDITION, CUTS, TEARS, ABRASIONS, AND GENERAL

CLEANLINESS.

E. ENSURE THE INSPECTION CARD IS INSTALLED IN THE WINDOW OF THE RAFT CONTAINER AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH THE CDI STAMP VISABLE ALONG WITH THE NEXT SCHEDULED DUE DATE OF

THE LIFERAFT.

F. VERIFY THE DUE DATE ANNOTATED ON THE YELLOW WEBBING ATTACHED TO THE LIFERAFT

HAS THE CORRECT SERIAL NUMBER AND DUE DATE OF THE LIFERAFT.

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G. VERIFY THE ATTACHMENT OF THE LIFERAFT TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LIFERAFT RETAINING

STRAPS.

H. VERIFY THAT THE LIFERAFT RETAINING STRAPS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND DO NOT SHOW

SIGNS OF CORROSION. REPLACE LIFERAFT RETAINING STRAPS AS REQUIRED FOR

CORROSION OR CLEAN MINOR CORROSION AS NEEDED.

I. VERIFY THE PULL CABLE IS PRESENT AND ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE LIFERAFT POCKET AS

REQUIRED FOR PILOT USE AS NEEDED.

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30-DAY SPECIAL LOG BOOK VERIFICATION INSPECTION:

A. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN WILL VERIFY THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE LIFERAFT, THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE SURVIVAL RADIO ASSIGNED TO THE LIFERAFT AND THE DUE

DATES OF THE EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT AGAINST THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK

HISTORY CARD ENTRIES UNDER THE ALSS SECTION OF THE LOG BOOK.

B. THE LIFERAFT HISTORY RECORD SHALL HAVE THE SURVIVAL RADIO HISTORY CARD ATTACHED TO

THE BACK OF THE LIFERAFT HISTORY RECORD. THE HISTORY RECORDS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN

THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: LIFEPRESERVERS, HAND HELD FIRE

EXTINGUISHER, LIFERAFT, SURVIVAL RADIO. THEN THE FIRST AID KIT HISTORY RECORD.

C. EACH HISTORY RECORD SHALL HAVE THE AIRCRAFT BUNO NUMBER WRITTEN ON THE HISTORY

RECORD IN THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER UNDER “AIRCREW SYSTEMS RECORD”.

D. EACH HISTORY RECORD MUST HAVE THE SIGNATURE OF THE PACKER UNDER THE PACKED BLOCK, THE SIGNATURE AND STAMP OF THE ALSS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE UNDER THE

INSPECTED BY BLOCK ON THE HISTORY RECORD.

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E. EACH HISTORY RECORD WILL HAVE A DATE ISSUED WRITTEN IN OR TYPED IN THAT DOES NOT

EXCEED THE LATEST RFI DATE ON THE HISTORY RECORD 4790/138. THE SCHEDULED REMOVAL

DATE SHALL ALSO BE WRITTEN OR TYPED IN. THE FORMAT FOR THE DATES ON THE HISTORY

RECORD SHALL BE YEAR, MONTH, DAY (081115). IF THE DATES ARE WRITTEN IN, THERE SHALL BE A

CDI STAMP NEXT TO THE SCHEDULED REMOVAL DATE.

30-DAY SPECIAL INSPECTION COMPUTER/VIDS BOARD UPDATES/VERIFICATIONS:

A. THE AIRCREW LIFE SUPPORT SERVICE TECHNICIAN SHALL VERIFY THAT THE LIFERAFT

ASSIGNED TO THE AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN THE V.F.S. COMPUTER PROGRAM TO REFLECT

THE DATE ISSUED AND SCHEDULED REMOVAL DATES.

B. THE AIRCREW LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN SHALL VERIFY THAT THE INFORMATION FOR THE

LIFERAFT INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE DUE DATES ARE UPDATED AND CORRECT ON THE

30-DAY REPORT UNDER THE P-DRIVE.

C. THE AIRCREW LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN SHALL VERIFY THAT THE LIFERAFT INSTALLED IN THE

AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH THE SCHEDULED REMOVAL DATE HAS BEEN ANNOTATED ON THE INDEX

CARD ON THE VIDS BOARD UNDER THAT AIRCRAFT BUNO NUMBER.

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D. ALL DISCREPANCIES NOTED DURING THE COMPUTER/VIDS BOARD UPDATES/VERIFICATION SHALL

BE CORRECTED AND CURRENT AT THE COMPLETION OF THIS TASK.

30-DAY SPECIAL INSPECTION REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:

A. ONCE ALL STEPS UNDER THE SPECIAL INSPECTION HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE AVIATION LIFE

SUPPORT TECHNICIAN, THE TECHNICIAN WILL VERIFY THAT ALL TOOLS ARE PRESENT AND

ACCOUNTED FOR.

B. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN SHALL VERIFY THAT A COMPLETED COPY OF THE

LIFERAFT HISTORY RECORD IS ON FILE IN THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT SHOP IN THE FOLDER FOR

THE SERIALIZED LIFERAFT THAT WAS INSPECTED.

C. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN SHALL DOCUMENT COMPLETION OF THE

30-DAY SPECIAL INSPECTION ON THE MAF UNDER THE CORRECTIVE ACTION INCLUDING

REFERENCES, THEN SIGN ON THE CORRECTED BY BLOCK AND WRITE HIS/HER EMPLOYEE NUMBER

ABOVE THE CORRECTED BY BLOCK AFTER COMPLETING ALL REQUIRED BLOCKS ON THE MAF.

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D. THE ALSS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE WHO VERIFIED ALL CDI STEPS FOR THE SPECIAL

INSPECTION, TOOL CONTROL, AND COMPLETION OF ALL PAPERWORK WILL SIGN THE AIRCRAFT

30-DAY SPEICAL INSPECTION MAF UNDER THE INSPECTED BY BLOCK AND SUPERVISOR BLOCK.

THE ALSS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE WILL STAMP THE MAF AND WRITE HIS/HER

EMPLOYEE NUMBER ABOVE THE INSPECTED BY BLOCK.

E. THE ALSS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE SHALL KEEP COPY 5 OF THE MAF AND TURN IN

ALL REMAINING COPIES TO T-44 MAINTENANCE CONTROL. COPY 5 OF THE MAF SHALL BE PLACED

IN THE T-44 AIRCRAFT SHOP FOLDER AND MAINTAINED FOR FORTY DAYS OR UNTIL THE NEXT

SCHEDULED INSPECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AT THIS POINT THE MAF COPY 5 SHALL BE

REMOVED DESTROYED.

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CALENDAR/PHASE INSPECTION:

THE CALENDAR/PHASE INSPECTION PROCEDURES CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. SERVICE BULLETINS

2. TECHNICAL DIRECTIVES

3. CASE/CONTAINER INSPECTION

4. FUNCTIONAL TEST (IF REQUIRED)

5. PULL CABLE TEST (IF REQUIRED)

6. VISUAL/GENERAL INSPECTION

7. MARKINGS INSPECTION: SEE ATTACHMENT 1

8. SURVIVAL ITEMS AND ACCESSORIES INSPECTION: SEE ATTACHMENT 2

9. CYLINDER MARKINGS

10. VERIFICATION OF HYDROSTATIC TEST DATE

11. INFLATION ASSEMBLY INSPECTION

12. LEAKAGE TEST

13. CLEANING (IF REQUIRED)

14. FOLDING AND PACKING

15. RECORDS UPDATING

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SERVICE BULLETIN INSPECTION:

A. VERIFY ALL SERVICE BULLETINS IN REFERENCE “C” FOR COMPLIANCE.

B. PERFORM SERVICE BULLETINS AS NEEDED DURING THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE STEPS.

TECHNICAL DIRECTIVES INSPECTION:

A. VERIFY ALL TECHNICAL DIRECTIVES ISSUED FOR THE EQUIPMENT ARE COMPLIED WITH AND

DOCUMENTED.

B. PERFORM ANY REQUIRED TECHNICAL DIRECTIVES AS NEEDED DURING THE REQUIRED

MAINTENANCE STEPS.

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CASE,CONTAINER INSPECTION:

A. INSPECT FABRIC FOR CUTS, TEARS, DETERIORATION, AND ABRASION.

B. INSPECT SEAMS FOR PROPER ADHESION OF STITCHING

C. INSPECT STRAPS AND HANDLES FOR SECURITY AND WEAR.

D. INSPECT OUTSIDE POCKETS FOR WEAR DAMAGE AND SECURITY.

E. INSPECT ALL HARDWARE FOR SECURITY OF ATTACHMENT, CORROSION, DAMAGE, WEAR AND, IF

APPLICABLE, EASE OF OPERATION.

F. INSPECT CONTAINER AND/OR CASE FOR STAINS, DIRT, AND GENERAL CONDITION.

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FUNCTIONAL TEST:

CAUTION: ENSURE INFLATION FLOOR AREA HAS ADEQUATE SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE THE FULLY

INFLATED EAM-T6 LIFERAFT (SPACE WELL IN EXCESS OF 103 INCHES PLUS WALK AROUND ROOM) IN

ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE “C”.

CAUTION: ENSURE TEST AREA IS CLEAN, SMOOTH AND FREE FROM SHARP OBJECTS, SPLINTERS, AND

ABRASIVE CHARACTERISTICS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES “B” AND “C”.

A. OPEN LIFERAFT CASE AND UNFOLD LIFERAFT. THE FUNCTIONAL TEST SHALL BE PERFORMED WITH

THE CARBON DIOXIDE BOTTLE THAT WAS ATTACHED DURING THE RAFT’S LAST INSPECTION IN

ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE “B”

B. ACTUATE INFLATION ASSEMBLY.

C. MEASURE TIME OF INFLATION: LIFERAFT SHALL INFLATE TO DESIGN SHAPE WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF

RESTRICTION IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE.

D. EXAMINE LIFERAFT FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE SUCH AS CUTS, TEARS, OR RUPTURED SEAMS. IF

DAMAGE IS NOTED DETERMINE CAUSE AND REPAIRABLITY. REPEAT STEPS 2

THRU 4 IF REPAIR IS ACCOMPLISHED.

E. IF LIFERAFT PASSES FUNCTIONAL TEST, DEFLATE LIFERAFT AND ENSURE ALL CARBON DIOXIDE IS

REMOVED.

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F. REMOVE CO2 BOTTLE FROM LIFERAFT AND GREEN TAG THE CO2 BOTTLE, THEN PLACE THE

CO2 BOTTLE IN THE NON-CONFORMING BIN FOR TURN IN TO SUPPLY.

G. FORWARD CO2 BOTTLE THROUGH THE SUPPLY SYSTEM TO THE MANUFACTURE FOR REFILL AND

HYDROSTATIC TEST AS REQUIRED.

PULL CABLE TEST:

NOTE: PERFORM THE PULL CABLE TEST ONLY AFTER THE FUNCTIONAL TEST AND PRIOR TO PLACING AN

INFLATION ASSEMBLY IN SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE “B”.

A. EXAMINE CABLE FOR FRAYING, CORROSION, LOOSE FERRULE OR OBVIOUS DAMAGE.

B. REPLACE DAMAGED PULL CABLES.

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VISUAL/GENERAL INSPECTION:

CAUTION: REMOVE CO2 CYLINDER PRIOR TO INFLATING LIFERAFT WITH AIR. ENSURE A DIFFUSER

PLUG IS INSTALLED IN THE CO2 CYLINDER WHEN REMOVED FROM THE LIFERAFT.

NOTE: PRIOR TO VISUALLY INSPECTING A LIFERAFT ASSEMBLY, THE LIFERAFT SHALL BE INFLATED

WITH AIR TO 1.0 PSIG.

A. INFLATE LIFERAFT WITH AIR TO 1.0 PSIG.

B. INSPECT LIFERAFT FABRIC FOR CUTS, TEARS, PUNCTURES OR DETERIORATION.

C. INSPECT SEAM TAPES FOR PROPER ADHESION.

D. INSPECT LIFERAFT FLOOR AND CANOPY FOR CUTS, TEARS, PUNCTURES, AND ABRASIONS.

E. INSPECT ALL PATCHES FOR PROPER ADHESION.

F. INSPECT ALL POCKETS FOR TEARS, ABRASIONS, AND SECURITY OF ATTACHMENT.

G. INSPECT HANDLES FOR WEAR, DETERIORATION, AND SECURITY OF ATTACHMENT.

H. INSPECT SEA ANCHOR FOR WEAR, TEARS, AND SECURITY OF ATTACHMENT,

I. INSPECT ALL HARDWARE FOR SECURITY OF ATTACHMENT, CORROSION, DAMAGE, WEAR, AND IF

APPLICABLE, EASE OF OPERATION.

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J. INSPECT LIFERAFT FOR STAINS, DIRT AND GENERAL CLEANLINESS.

K. INSPECT OTHER PARTS FOR WEAR AND DAMAGE.

MARKINGS INSPECTION:

NOTE: TO RESTORE MARKINGS UTILIZE THE FOLLOWING: INK,

MARKING SPE-92

LAUNDRY BLACK NIIN-00-161-4229

A. INSPECT ALL MARKINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHMENT 1.

B. RESTORE ANY FADED MARKINGS.

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SURVIVAL ITEMS AND ACCESSORIES INSPECTION:

ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT:

A. REMOVE ITEMS FROM ACCESSORIES EQUIPMENT CONTAINER.

B. VISUALLY INSPECT ACCESSORIES EQUIPMENT CONTAINER FOR CUTS, TEARS, ABRASIONS,

CLEANLINESS AND GENERAL CONDITION. TURN INSIDE OUT AND REPEAT INSPECTION INSIDE.

ENSURE ALL MARKINGS ARE LEGIBLE.

C. VISUALLY INSPECT HANDLES ON ACCESSORIES EQUIPMENT CONTAINER FOR GENERAL CONDITION

AND SECURITY OF ATTACHMENT.

D. PERFORM SURVIVAL ACCESSORIES INSPECTION AND INVENTORY AS FOLLOWS:

1. HAND PUMP: OPERATE PUMP, ENSURE IT DELIVERS AIR. CLOSE OUTLET AND CHECK SEAL. CHECK

FOR DETERIORATION AND CONDITION. CHECK THREADS FOR CONDITION AND ENSURE PUMP

FITS ADAPTER.

2. BAILING BUCKET: CHECK FOR CONDITION

3. UTILITY KNIFE: CHECK FOR CORROSION, RUST, OR OTHER DAMAGE. REPLACE DAMAGED OR

CORRODED KNIVES.

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4. CANOPY MAST AND CANOPY RODS: CHECK FOR CORROSION, RUST, AND OTHER DAMAGE.

REPLACE DAMAGED OR CORRODED CANOPY MAST AND CANOPY RODS.

5. CANOPY: SPREAD CANOPY AND CHECK FOR TORN, MILDEW-SOILED, PEELING OR ADHERING

SURFACES, CORRODED GROMMETS AND FASTENERS. REPLACE IF NEEDED. LIGHTLY TALC

CANOPY TO PREVENT DETERIORATION OF MATERIAL.

6. CALL CDI, THEN REPACK ITEMS INTO ACCESSORY CONTAINER.

7. WATER ACTIVATED LIGHT:

1. DISASSEMBLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW REFERENCE “C”.

2. HOLD PLUG END OF LAMP AND OTHER END OF BATTERY AND GENTLY PULL APART.

3. VISUALLY INSPECT ASSEMBLY FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO LAMP, ELECTRICAL

CORD AND BATTERY CASE.

4. CONNECT 1 ½ VOLT POWER SOURCE TO TERMINALS ON LAMP CORD. LAMP SHOULD

LIGHT.

5. INSPECT BATTERIES: UNSNAP FASTENER ON BATTERY POCKET IN RAFT TUBE AND SLIP

BATTERY OUT OF POCKET. A SWOLLEN CASE INDICATES THE BATTERY HAS BEEN

SERIOUSLY AFFECTED BY MOISTURE AND RENDERED USELESS. LOOK INTO WATER

ACCESS HOLES AND CHECK FOR ENCRUSTATION.

6. ASSURE BATTERY IS GOOD AND REASSEMBLE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

RETURN BATTERY TO RAFT POCKET AND SECURE FASTENER.

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8. FIRST AID KIT: A RIGID FIRST AID KIT WILL BE ADDED TO THE ACCESSORY KIT ON THE NEXT

SCHEDULED LIFERAFT CALENDER/PHASE INSPECTION ONCE RECEIVED FROM SUPPLY. THE KIT

WILL BE INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERNCE “A”. THE NSN FOR THE RIGID FIRST AID

KIT TO BE INSTALLED IS NIIN-00-922-1200.

9. THE RIGID FIRST AID KIT SHALL BE SECURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE “A” AND

ATTACHED TO THE SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT CONTAINER WITH A BOWLINE KNOT IN THE

ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT CONTAINER.

SURVIVAL ITEMS:

A. INSPECT SURVIVAL KIT CONTAINER VISUALLY FOR CUTS, TEARS, CLEANLINESS, AND GENERAL

CONDITION. INSPECT ZIPPER FOR EASE OF OPERATION.

B. ITEMS ARE TIED INTO THE EQUIPMENT CONTAINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH

REFERENCE “F”. REFER TO THE INFORMATION FOR THE “HIGH SPEED SOFT PACK”.

C. INVENTORY SURVIVAL ITEMS AS REFERENCED IN REFERENCES “B”, “H”, “I” AND “F” AS LISTED ON

NEXT PAGE: A. REFER TO ATTACHMENT 2 FOR ATTACHMENT OF SURVIVAL ITEMS.

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1. SIGNAL MIRROR = 1 EA

2. SIGNAL WHISTLE = 1 EA

3. COMPASS = 1EA

4. CASUALTY BLANKET = 1 EA

5. BAILING SPONGE = 1 EA

6. WATER PACKETS 4 OZ = 6 EA

7. FOOD RATIONS = 6 EA

8. SUNSCREEN = 1 EA (OR) SUNSECT = 16 EA

9. POCKET KNIFE = 1EA

10. STROBE LIGHT = 1EA

11. SEA DYE MARKER = 1EA

12. MK 79 FLARE KIT = 1EA

13. MK124 SIGNAL = 1EA

14. SURVIVAL RADIO = 1EA

D. INSPECT ALL SURVIVAL ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES “A” , “D”, AND “E”

AS APPLICABLE.

NOTE: WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BATTERIES, ITEMS REACHING OVERAGE WHILE PACKED IN THE

SURVIVAL KITS AND LIFERAFTS SHALL REMAIN IN SERVICE UNTIL THE NEXT SCHEDULED

CALENDER/PHASE INSPECTION CYCLE OF THE COMPLETED ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH

REFERENCE “B”.

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E. ENSURE ALL SURVIVAL ITEMS ARE TIED IN TO THE SURVIVAL KIT CONTAINER IN

ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHMENT 2 OF THIS MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST.

F. ENSURE ALL SURVIVAL ITEMS ARE PROPERLY ANNOTATED ON THE HISTORY RECORD

4790/138.

G. CALL CDI TO VERIFY ALL SURVIVAL ITEMS ARE PRESENT, DOCUMENTED, AND TIED IN.

REPACK SURVIVAL KIT WITH CDI PRESENT FOR FINAL INSPECTION OF SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT

KIT, THEN CLOSE SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT CONTAINER.

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CYLINDER MARKINGS:

WARNING: GAS UNDER PRESSURE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE VALVE FROM CHARGED CYLINDER.

A. VISUALLY INSPECT THE CO2 BOTTLE AS FOLLOWS:

1. INSPECT EXTERNAL SURFACES FOR EVIDENCE OF CORROSION, WEAR, DENTS, OR

OTHER OBVIOUS DEFECTS. REPLACE DEFECTIVE CO2

CYLINDERS.

2. INSPECT FOR PRESENCE AND LEGIBILITY OF THE FOLLOWING MARKINGS: TARE

WEIGHT, WEIGHT OF CO2 AND GROSS WEIGHT. REPLACE DEFECTIVE CYLINDERS

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VERIFICATION OF HYDROSTATIC TEST DATE:

NOTE: EVERY 5 YEARS, CO2 CYLINDERS USED IN MULTIPLACE LIFERAFT INFLATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE

SUBJECTED TO A HYDROSTATIC TEST.

A. CHECK CO2 CYLINDER FOR HYDROSTATIC DATE.

B. HYDROSTATIC TESTING OF THE LIFERAFT GAS CYLINDER SHALL BE PERFORMED EVERY FIVE

YEARS.

C. IF THE PERIODIC INSPECTION OCCURS WITHIN 1 YEAR OF THE NEXT HYDROSTATIC TEST DUE DATE, THE HYDROSTATIC TESTING MUST BE PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE CALENDER/PHASE

INSPECTION.

D. CO2 CYLINDERS REQUIRING HYDROSTATIC TESTING MUST HAVE THE CO2 REMOVED FROM THE CO2 BOTTLE. THE CO2 BOTTLE SHALL BE GREEN TAGGED AND PLACED IN THE NON-CONFORMING

BIN FOR TURN IN TO THE SUPPLY SYSTEM THEN FORWARDED FROM SUPPLY BACK TO THE

MANUFACTURE FOR THE TESTING AND REFILL.

E. IF THE CO2 CYLINDER REQUIRES A HYDROSTATIC TEST AT THE CALENDER/PHASE INSPECTION, THE CO2 CYLINDER SHALL BE REPLACED WITH A READY FOR ISSUE CO2

CYLINDER WITH A CURRENT HYDROSTATIC DATE.

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INFLATION ASSEMBLY INSPECTION:

CAUTION: THIS INSPECTION SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED AFTER THE FUNCTIONAL TEST IF A FUNCTIONAL TEST IS REQUIRED DURING THE CALENDER/PHASE INSPECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE “C”.

A. MANUAL INFLATION VALVE: TEST THE MANUAL INFLATION VALVE IN BOTH FLOTATION

CHAMBERS. NO LEAKAGE THROUGH THE INFLATION VALVE IS PERMITTED.

B. RELIEF VALVE TESTING: INFLATE THE LIFERAFT TO 3.0 PSIG TO ENSURE THE RELIEF VALVE IS

PERMITTING GAS TO ESCAPE. REDUCE THE PRESSURE IN EACH COMPARTMENT TO 2.0 PSIG. NO LEAKAGE THROUGH THE RELIEF VALVE IS PERMITTED. IF RELIEF VALVES DO NOT PASS THIS TEST, REPLACE LIFERAFT.

C. DUAL MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY: INSPECT FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKAGE THRU THE DUAL MANIFOLD IS

PERMITTED.

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LEAKAGE TEST:

PERFORM A LEAKAGE TEST FOR BOTH CHAMBERS INDEPENDENTLY DURING EVERY

CALENDAR/PHASE INSPECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES “B” AND “C”.

A. USING LOW PRESSURE OIL FREE SHOP AIR, INFLATE LEFT FLOTATION CHAMBER THRU TOP-OFF

VALVE UTILZING TOOLS IN RAFT ROOM TO 2.0 PSIG AS NEEDED. TURN OFF AIR SUPPLY.

B. AFTER A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES, THE PRESSURE SHALL BE READJUSTED TO 2.0 PSIG LEAKAGE

TEST PRESSURE.

C. TURN OFF AIR SUPPLY. ENSURE ALL RAFT TOP-OFF VALVES ARE CLOSED. D. CHECK

THE RAFT FOR ANY OBVIOUS LEAKAGE OF AIR.

E. RECORD TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, THEN ALLOW RAFT TO REMAIN

UNDISTURBED FOR A MINIMUM OF 4 HOURS.

F. AT THE END OF THE MINIMUM 4 HOURS FROM THE READJUSTMENT TIME, CALL A ALSS CDI OR

CDQAR. VERIFY TEST PRESSURE AND RECORD THE TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND BAROMETRIC

PRESSURE. CORRECT TEST PRESSURE FOR ANY CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE AND BAROMETRIC

PRESSURE UTILIZING THE TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART AND BAROMETRIC PRESSSURE

CONVERSION CHART LOCATED IN REFERENCE “B”. THE MINIMUM CORRECTED PRESSURE

ALLOWED IS 1.5 PSIG IN ACCORDNANCE WITH REFERENCE “C”.

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G. IF PRESSURE OF CHAMBER IS BELOW THE REQUIRED PRESSURE LIMITS, INFLATE TO LEAKAGE

TEST PRESSURE AND CHECK FOR LEAKS UTILIZING A SOAP AND WATER SOLUTION. MARK LEAKS, RINSE WITH FRESH WATER, AND DRY WITH A LINT FREE CLOTH. DETERMINE REPAIRABILITY IN

ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE “C”. APPLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF SOAP AND WATER SOLUTION

AROUND THE TOP OFF VALVE AND CHECK FOR LEAKS.

H. DEFLATE THE LIFERAFT IF REPAIRS ARE REQUIRED AND COMPLETE ALL REPAIRS IN

ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE “C”. IF REPAIRS ARE MADE TO THE LIFERAFT, ENSURE THAT A COMPLETE CALENDER/PHASE INSPECTION TO INCLUDE A FUNCTIONAL TEST IS PERFORMED AFTER

THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED.

I. IF THE LEFT FLOTATION CHAMBER WAS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE PRESSURE LIMITS, DEFLATE THE

LIFERAFT, THEN REPEAT STEPS 1 THROUGH 8 LISTED ABOVE ON THE RIGHT FLOTATION

CHAMBER.

J. IF AIR PASSES FROM ONE CHAMBER INTO THE NEXT CHAMBER DURING THE LEAKAGE TEST, THERE

IS AN INTERNAL BULK HEAD LEAK. THE LIFERAFT IS NON-RFI AND SHALL BE REMOVED FROM

SERVICE PERMANENTLY. GREEN TAG THE LIFERAFT AND PLACE IT IN THE NON-CONFORMING BIN

FOR TURN IN TO SUPPLY.

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CLEANING (IF REQUIRED):

A. AFTER THE LIFERAFT HAS PASSED THE CALENDAR/PHASE INSPECTION INSPECT THE LIFERAFT

FOR EXCESSIVE DIRT AND CLEANLINESS.

B. THE FABRIC MAY BE CLEANED BY LIGHTLY SCRUBBING OR GENTLY HAND WASHING LIKE AN

ARTICLE OF CLOTHING WITH A SOLUTION OF MILD SOAP/DETERGENT AND WATER. RINSE

THOROUGHLY WITH CLEAN FRESH WATER.

C. ALLOW LIFERAFT TIME TO AIR DRY, THEN DUST LIGHTLY WITH TALC POWDER.

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FOLDING AND PACKING PROCEDURES:

A. DETAILS SHOWING FOLDING AND PACKING PROCEDURES FOR THE EAM-T6 LIFERAFT, ITS

ASSOCIATED CANOPY AND EQUIPMENT ARE CONTAINED IN A SINGLE DRAWING. REFER TO

FIGURE 14 IN REFERENCE “C” FOR APPLICABLE FOLDING DIAGRAMS.

B. IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH THE FOLDING AND PACKING SEQUENCES WITHOUT INTERRUPTION

OF THE FOLDING PROCESS, THE ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT PACK ITEMS AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT

KIT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN PACKED AND SECURED TO THE LIFERAFT IN ACCORDANCE

WITH REFERENCE “C”, “F” ,“A”AND ATTACHMENT

2 OF THIS MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST..

C. PERFORM THE FOLLOWING STEPS FOR DEFLATION OF THE LIFERAFT AND PREPARATION FOR

PACKING DETAILS:

1. USING A VACCUM CLEANER, COMPLETELY DEFLATE BOTH FLOTATION CHAMBERS.

SMOOTH THE RAFT DURING THE DEFLATION TO REMOVE CREASES IN THE RAFT FABRIC AND

ANY TRAPPED AIR POCKETS THAT MAY BE PRESENT.

2. AFTER DEFLATION ENSURE THAT ALL MANUAL INFLATION VALVES ARE CLOSED FINGER

TIGHT.

3. DUST THE LIFERAFT LIGHTLY WITH TALCUM POWDER.

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4. CHECK THE CO2 CYLINDER FOR TOTAL WEIGHT STENCILED ON CYLINDER.

WEIGH CO2 CYLINDER ON SCALE. ENSURE THE WEIGHT OF THE CO2 CYLINDER MATCHES

THE MARKINGS ON THE CO2 CYLINDER OR THE WEIGHT MEASURED IS WITHIN +/-0.06 LBS

DIFFERENCE FROM THE MARKED WEIGHT ON THE CO2

CYLINDER.

5. IF THE WEIGHT IS INCORRECT, DO NOT INSTALL THE CO2 CYLINDER, IT SHALL BE

REPLACED WITH A READY FOR ISSUE CO2 CYLINDER THAT PASSES THE INSPECTION

REQUIREMENT ABOVE. GREEN TAG THE CO2 CYLINDER AND PLACE IN THE NON-

CONFORMING BIN FOR TURN IN TO SUPPLY. SUPPLY WILL TURN IT IN TO THE

MANUAFACTURE FOR REPAIRS.

6. IF THE CO2 CYLINDER PASSED INSPECTION AND IS WITHIN AUTHORIZED LIMITS PROCEED

TO INSTALL THE CO2 CYLINDER.

7. INSTALL CO2 CYLINDER ON RAFT IN ITS HOLDER, THEN REMOVE THE SAFETY DIFFUSER

FROM THE VALVE OUTLET AND CONNECT CYLINDER VALVE TO DUAL MANIFOLD.

TIGHTEN CO2 CYLINDER TO RAFT COUPLING AND APPLY A TORQUE TO NUT COUPLING

OF 150 INCH LBS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE “C”. PERFORM TOOL

INVENTORY TO VERIFY ALL TOOLS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR. PLACE DIFFUSER PLUG IN

PROPER STORAGE LOCATION.

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WARNING: SINCE THE CYLINDER VALVE AND CABLE ASSEMBLY IS FULLY CHARGED AT THIS POINT, CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN ATTACHING RETAINING LINE TO GAS RELEASE CABLE.

8. RECONNECT RETAINING LINE.

9. LOOP END MARKED “TO CYLINDER NECK” AROUND THE CO2 CYLINDER NECK.

10. PASS THE LOOP MARKED “TO CABLE LOOP” THROUGH GAS RELEASE CABLE LOOP, THEN

PASS THE REST OF THE RETAINING LINE THROUGH THIS LOOP. REFER TO FIGURE 10 IN

REFERENCE “C” FOR DETAILS.

11. ENSURE THAT THE VALVE PROTECTOR IS IN POSITION OVER THE VALVE.

12. FOLD RAFT AS PER FOLDING DIAGRAM FIGURE 14 IN REFERENCE “C”. POSITION

ACCESSORIES CASE AND ENSURE THE ACCESSORIES AND SURVIVAL KIT ARE SECURED TO

THE LIFERAFT.

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D. PROCEED WITH PACKING LIFERAFT ASSEMBLY INTO THE CARRYING CASE AS FOLLOWS:

1. SECURE ACCESSORY CASE TIE LINE FROM FOLDED RAFT TO WEBBING LOOP OF

ACCESSORY CASE AS PER FIGURE 13 OF REFERENCE “C”.

2. PLACE LIFERAFT INTO CARRYING CASE.

3. LAY FAKED RETAINING LINE PARRALLEL TO CYLINDER AND REMOVE RUBBER BANDS.

4. PASS ENDS OF LOOPS MARKED “RETAINING LINE” AND “TO PULL RING” OUT OF THE CASE

THROUGH THE BRASS GROMMET HOLE LOCATED UNDER THE RED FLAP. REFER TO FIGURE

17 IN REFERENCE “C”.

E. FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW TO FINALIZE THE RIGGING OF THE INFLATION SYSTEM FOR

ACTIVATION AND SECURING THE CARRYING CASE SNAPS AND SAFETY TACKING ON THE

HANDLES.

1. ATTACH PULL HANDLE RING TO LOOP MARKED”TO PULL RING” AND PLACE IT

IN LARGER POCKET.

2. CLOSE RED FLAP COVER AND SNAP THROUGH THE RETAINING LINE LOOP AND FINISH

SNAPPING ALL SNAPS ON THE LIERAFT CARRYING CASE.

3. PLACE A SAFETY TACKING OF ONE TURN SIZE “E” THREAD AROUND BOTH HANDLES OF

THE CARRYING CASE, TIE OFF WITH A SURGEONS KNOT FOLLOWED BY A SQUARE KNOT,

THEN A BINDERS KNOT.

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RECORDS UPDATING:

A. LOCALLY MANUFACTURE 1 YELLOW WEBBING STRAP 6 INCHES LONG WITH RED NYLON

CORD ATTACHED TO THE WEBBING FOR SECURING THE WEBBING TO THE RAFT. WRITE THE

SERIAL NUMBER OF THE LIFERAFT ON THE WEBBING STRAP AND ATTACH THIS YELLOW

WEBBING STRAP TO ONE OF THE HANDLE STRAPS.

WARNING: ENSURE THE WEBBING STRAP TIE ONLY GOES AROUND ONE OF THE CARRYING CASE

HANDLES AND NOT BOTH HANDLES OF THE CARRYING CASE. IF THE WEBBING STRAP TIE WERE TIED AROUND BOTH OF THE CARRYING CASE HANDLE STRAPS, IT COULD PREVENT QUICK AND/OR COMPLETE

INFLATION OF THE LIFERAFT.

B. ENSURE THE INSPECTION CARD IS ANNOTATED AS NECESSARY, THE CDI STAMP OF PERSON

WHO WITNESSED THE INSPECTION AND PACK OUT OF THE LIFERAFT SHALL STAMP THE

INSPECTION CARD NEXT TO THE SCHEDULED REMOVAL DUE DATE. INSERT THE INSPECTION

CARD IN THE WINDOW OF THE LIFERAFT CONTAINER POCKET WITH THE SCHEDULED

REMOVAL DATE AND CDI VISABLE THRU THE WINDOW WHEN STOWED. THE SCHEDULED

REMOVAL DATE WILL BE ANNOTATED BY THE TECHNICIAN AND CDI INSTALLING THE LIFERAFT

AT A LATER DATE.

C. PERFORM FINAL TOOL INVENTORY AND ENSURE THAT ALL TOOLS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR.

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D. UPDATE 4790/138 HISTORY RECORD FOR LIFERAFT IN THE V.F.S. COMPUTER SYSTEM.

E. PRINT HISTORY RECORD 4790/138 FOR LIFERAFT AFTER UPDATES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN

V.F.S. COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE PACKER WILL SIGN THE HISTORY RECORD AND THE ALSS

QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE WHO PERFORMED THE QUALITY ASSURANCE STEPS ON

THE LIFERAFT DURING THE INSPECTION WILL SIGN AND STAMP THE HISTORY RECORD 4790/138

AFTER VERIFICATION OF ALL INFORMATION. MAKE A COPY OF THE COMPLETED 4790/138

HISTORY RECORD AND PLACE THE COPY IN THE LIFERAFT FILE MAINTAINED IN THE SHOP. THE

ORIGINAL HISTORY RECORD FOR THE LIFERAFT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE LIFERAFT

CONTAINER IN A MAF BAG UNTIL THE LIFERAFT IS INSTALLED IN AN AIRCRAFT, AT WHICH TIME

THE ORIGINAL HISTORY RECORD SHALL BE INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK FOR THE

AIRCRAFT THE LIFERAFT WAS INSTALLED IN.

F. THE LIFERAFT WILL BE STOWED ON A SHELF IN THE RAFT ROOM UNTIL IT IS ISSUED TO

AN AIRCRAFT.

G. THE AIRCREW SURVIVAL TECHNICIAN WILL COMPLETE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THE VIDS

MAF INCLUDING REFERENCES AND ALL REQUIRED BLOCKS OF THE VIDS MAF FOR THE

INSPECTION. THE ALSS CDI WILL VERIFY THE VIDS MAF FOR ACCURACY, THEN SIGN AND

STAMP THE VIDS MAF. BOTH THE AIRCREW SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN AND THE ALSS

CDI WILL WRITE THEIR EMPLOYEE NUMBER ON THE MAF ABOVE THEIR SIGNATURE AT THE

BOTTOM OF THE MAF. THE ORIGINAL COPY 1 OF THE MAF WILL BE PLACED IN THE LIFERAFT

FILE FOLDER.

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H. THE LIFERAFT HAS A 90 DAY SHELF CYCLE AUTHORIZED AS NEEDED PRIOR TO ISSUE TO AN

AIRCRAFT.

I. WHEN THE LIFERAFT IS ISSUED TO AN AIRCRAFT, THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN

ISSUING THE LIFERAFT TO AN AIRCRAFT WILL PRINT THE DATE ISSUED ON THE 4790/138 HISTORY RECORD AND THE SCHEDULED REMOVAL DATE ON THE 4790/138 HISTORY CARD IN YEAR, MONTH , DAY (081114) FORMAT. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT CDI OR CDQAR WHO IS VERIFYING

INSTALLING THE LIFERAFT IN THE AIRCRAFT WILL STAMP THE SCHEDULED REMOVAL DATE

ON THE 4790/138 HISTORY RECORD. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICAN WILL WRITE THE

SCHEDULED REMOVAL DATE ON THE INSPECTION CARD IN THE WINDOW OF THE LIFERAFTS

CARRYING CASE AND RETURN THE CARD TO THE LIFERAFT CARRYING CASE WINDOW SO THAT

THE SCHEDULED REMOVAL DATE AND AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT CDI OR CDQAR STAMP ARE

VISABLE THOUGH THE WINDOW WHEN INSTALLED IN THE CARRYING CASE.

J. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN WILL ANNOTATE THE SCHEDULED REMOVAL

DATE ON THE 6 INCH YELLOW WEBBING ATTACHED TO THE LIFERAFT CARRYING CASE HANDLE.

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K. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN WILL UPDATE THE V.F.S. COMPUTER PROGRAM

WITH THE LIFERAFT ISSUE DATE AND SCHEDULED REMOVAL DATE.

L. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN WILL UPDATE THE LIFERAFT ISSUE IN THE

COMPANY COMPUTER AGAINST THE AIRCRAFT THE LIFERAFT IS BEING INSTALLED IN ON THE

“P” DRIVE UNDER THE PARALOFT FOLDER 30 DAY INSPECTION FILE AND T-44 AIRCRAFT

INVENTORY. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN WILL UPDATE THE COPY OF THE

4790/138 HISTORY RECORD IN THE SHOP FILES FOR THE LIFERAFT WITH THE ISSUED DATE AND

SCHEDULED REMOVAL DATE AND THE VIDS BOARD WITH THE LIFERAFT AND SCHEDULED

REMOVAL DATE. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN WILL REMOVE THE ORIGINAL

4790/138 HISTORY RECORD AND MAF BAG FROM THE LIFERAFT.

M. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN WILL INSTALL THE LIFERAFT IN THE AIRCRAFT

AND SECURE THE LIFERAFT TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LIFERAFT RETAINING STRAPS.

N. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN WILL ANNOTATE THE AIRCRAFT BUNO NUMBER ON

THE ORIGINAL 4790/138 HISTORY RECORD FOR THE AIRCRAFT THE LIFERAFT WAS INSTALLED

IN UNDER “AIRCREW SYSTEM RECORD” ON THE 4790/138

HISTORY RECORD.

O. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN WILL UPDATE THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK WITH

THE NEWLY INSTALLED LIFERAFT HISTORY RECORD AND REMOVE THE PREVIOUS HISTORY

RECORD FOR THE LIFERAFT REMOVED IF APPLICABLE.

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P. THE AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN AND THE ALSS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE

WHO INSTALLED THE NEW LIFERAFT IN THE AIRCRAFT WILL VERIFY THAT ALL TOOLS ARE

ACCOUNTED FOR, THEN COMPLETE, SIGN OFF, AND STAMP THE INSTALLATION VIDS MAF INCLUDING

REFERENCES AS REQUIRED BY REFERENCE “G”.

NOTE: TOOLS AND PARTS FOR THE LIFERAFT INITIAL PLACE IN SERVICE AND REQUIRED INSPECTIONS ARE LISTED IN REFERENCES “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, “E”, “F’, “H” AND “I”. THE TOOLS AND PARTS WILL BE

PROVIDED WHEN ORDERED THRU THE SUPPLY SYSTEM AS NEEDED.

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USING THE 160 INCH PIECE OF TYPE 1 NYLON CORD, FORM AN OVERHAND LOOP APPROXIMATELY 8 1/2 INCHES FROM ONE END.

CONTINUE MAKING THESE LOOPS EVERY FIVE INCHES UNTIL A TOTAL OF 18 LOOPS ARE COMPLETED. TIE EACH ITEM TO A LOOP WITH A SURGEON’S KNOT. KEEP KNOTS SNUGLY TOGETHER. EACH SURVIVAL ITEM SHALL BE TIED IN WITH THE LENGTH OF CORD LISTED BELOW TO ONE OF THE 18 LOOPS STARTING FROM THE LEFT HAND SIDE IN THE ORDER LISTED BELOW:

1. MK31 MOD 0 LAUNCHER:TIE IN WITH 60 INCHE CORD

2. MK 80 FLARES: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

3. SIGNAL MIRROR: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

4. MK124 MOD 0 FLARE: TIE IN WITH 80 INCH CORD USING SECURING KNOTS LISTED IN THE NA 13-1-6.7-4 MANUAL

5. WHISTLE: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

6. COMPASS: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

7. SURVIVAL BLANKET: TIE IN WITH 45 INCH CORD

8. SPONGE: TIE IN WITH 30 INCH CORD

9. BAGGED WATER 2 EA: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

10. BAGGED WATER 2 EA: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

11. BAGGED WATER 2 EA: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

12. RATIONS 2 EA: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

13. RATIONS 2 EA: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

14. RATIONS 2 EA: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

15. SUNSCREEN: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD (OR) 2 MAF BAGS W/ 8 SUNSCECT EA: TIE IN BOTH BAGS AS ONE WITH 12 INCH

CORD

16. POCKET KNIFE: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

17. STROBE LIGHT: TIE IN WITH 54 INCH + OR – 1 INCH CORD

18. SEA DYE MARKER: TIE IN WITH 12 INCH CORD

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PLACE EQUIPMENT CONTAINER ON TABLE WITH ATTACHING LOOPS FACING PACKER AND THE WORD EQUIPMENT FACING UP.

ATTACH BITTER END OF 160 INCH NYLON CORD WITH ATTACHED SURVIVAL ITEMS TO THE LEFT LOOP ON THE EQUIPMENT CONTAINER USING A BOWLINE KNOT APPROXIMATELY A 2 INCH LOOP WITH CORD END OVERHAND KNOT POSITIONED SNUGLY

AGAINST BOWLINE KNOT.

OPEN EQUIPMENT CONTAINER BY OPENING LEFT SLIDE FASTENER TO THE RIGHT. STOW SURVIVAL ITEMS INTO THE EQUIPMENT CONTAINER IN A NEAT AND ORDERLY FASHION SO AS TO OBTAIN THE FLATTEST POSSIBLE PACK. CLOSE

EQUIPMENT CONTAINER.

TO SECURE THE SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT CONTAINER TO THE RAFT, CUT A 52 INCH + OR – 1 INCH PIECE OF NYLON CORD, TYPE III, AND SEAR ENDS. SECURE ONE END OF THE CORD TO THE EQUIPMENT CONTAINER AND THE OTHER END OF THE CORD TO

THE LIFERAFT SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT ACCESSORIES CASE.

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