M240B 1005-01-412-3129 SPI AM12976814.pdf

SPECIAL PACKAGING INSTRUCTION

Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188

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1. PART OR DRAWING NO. NOMENCLATURE 2. CODE IDENT 3. SPI NO.

12976814 M240 MACHINE GUN, 7.62mm 19200 AM12976814

4. NATIONAL STOCK NO. 5.DATE OF

DRAWING/SPI(YYMMDD)

6. REVISION / ERR NO.

1005-01-412-3129 160826 E / L16K5002

7. QUP / UNIT OF ISSUE 8. ICQ 9. UNIT PACK WT. (LB) (0.0) 10. UNIT PACK CU (CU.

FT.)(0.000)

11. UNIT PACK SIZE (INCHES)(00.0)

1 EA 40.19 2.299 41.00 X 12.50 X 7.75

12. MILITARY PRESERVATION 18.

STEPS

19.

REQD

20.

DESCRIPTION

MIL-STD-2073-1, METHOD 33 1 1 SEE TEXT FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS

13. CLEANING

* AND NOTES 2.1.1 AND 2.1.1.1

14. DRYING

* AND NOTE 2.1.2

15. PACKING

a. LEVEL A

MIL-STD-2073-1

b. LEVEL B

MIL-STD-2073-1

16. MARKING

MIL-STD-129 AND NOTE 2.3

17. NOTES/DRAWINGS

SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS AND DRAWINGS LISTED HEREON OF THE ISSUE IN EFFECT ON DATE OF INVITATION FOR BID FORM A PART OF THIS PACKAGING INSTRUCTION. THE APPLICABLE GENERAL AND REFERENCED REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFICATION MIL-STD-2073-1 FORM PART OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, MATERIALS WILL BE MINIMUM SIZE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-2073-1. WEIGHTS AND SIZES ARE ESTIMATED AND MAY VARY

SLIGHTLY.

TOLERANCES SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS. QUALITY PERFORMANCE AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH MIL-STD-2073-1, OR AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

* UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, CLEANING AND DRYING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5.2.1 OF MIL-

STD-2073-1.

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

1.1. MATERIALS, METHODS, PROCESSES, AND PROCEDURES SPECIFIED HEREIN SHALL CONFORM TO THE

REQUIREMENTS IN MIL-STD-2073-1.

1.2. WHEN PACKAGING WEAPON WITH EXTENDABLE BUTTSTOCK, THE BUTTSTOCK SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO FIT THE

CURRENT CUSHIONING DESIGN.

1.3. ALL GUN COMPONENTS AND BASIC ITEMS RECEIVED AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT (GFE) PACKAGED AS SPECIFIED HEREIN SHALL NOT BE REPACKAGED. GFE COMPONENTS AND BASIC ITEMS NOT PACKAGED AS SPECIFIED

HEREIN SHALL BE REPACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BELOW REQUIREMENTS.

1.4. SEE ARDEC DRAWING 13027484 FOR VCI BAG REQUIREMENTS.

WSC: HC ITEM SIZE: 43.50 X 17.13 X 6.38 ITEM WEIGHT: 29.45 APPROVED: JEFFREY VAN DERVEER

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED.

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SPECIAL PACKAGING INSTRUCTION (CONTINUATION SHEET)

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1. PART OR DRAWING NO. NOMENCLATURE 2. CODE IDENT 3. SPI NO.

12976814 M240 MACHINE GUN, 7.62mm 19200 AM12976814

4. NATIONAL STOCK NO. 5.DATE OF

DRAWING/SPI(YYMMDD)

6. REVISION / ERR NO.

1005-01-412-3129 160826 E / L16K5002

17. NOTES/DRAWINGS

1.5. WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS:

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES (ISPM) 15, THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARDS COMMITTEE (ALSC) AND IS REQUIRED FOR ALL WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM). WPM IS DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET COLLARS, WOODEN BOXES, REELS, DUNNAGE, CRATES, FRAMES, AND CLEATS. PACKAGING MATERIALS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS ARE MATERIALS THAT HAVE UNDERGONE A MANUFACTURING PROCESS SUCH AS CORRUGATED FIBERBOARD, PLYWOOD, PARTICLEBOARD, VENEER AND ORIENTED STRAND BOARD. ALL WPM SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM HEAT TREATED (HT TO 56 DEGREES CENTIGRADE FOR 30 MINUTES) LUMBER AND CERTIFIED BY AN ACCREDITED AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE ALSC IN ACCORDANCE WITH WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL POLICY AND WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS (SEE URL:

http://www.alsc.org). ALL MATERIALS MUST INCLUDE CERTIFICATION MARKINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALSC STANDARDS AND BE PLACED IN AN UNOBSTRUCTED AREA THAT WILL BE READILY VISIBLE TO INSPECTORS. PALLET MARKINGS SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE STRINGER OR BLOCK ON DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE SIDES AND ENDS OF THE PALLET AND BE CONTRASTING AND CLEARLY VISIBLE. ALL DUNNAGE USED IN CONFIGURING AND/OR SECURING THE LOAD SHALL ALSO COMPLY WITH ISPM 15 AND BE MARKED WITH AN ALSC APPROVED DUNNAGE STAMP. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS RESTRICTION MAY RESULT IN REFUSAL, DESTRUCTION, OR TREATMENT OF MATERIALS AT THE

POINT OF ENTRY.

2. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.

STEP

QTY

PER

ITEM

ITEM AND SIZE/PART

NUMBER

SPECIFICATION

STYLE

TYPE

GRADE

CLASS

1 AR CLEANING MIL-PRF-372

2 AR CLEANING

MIL-PRF-680* (SEE

BELOW)

I, II, III, or

IV

3 AR PRESERVATIVE MIL-PRF-3150

4 2

BORE TUBE

(DRAWING 7266299)

OR EQUAL

1 ITEM

PER

BAG

BARRIER BAGS FOR EACH

OPERATING ROD

ASSEMBLY, DRIVE SPRING

ROD, AND RUPTURED

CARTRIDGE EXTRACTOR

SEE NOTE 1.4

1 ITEM

PER

BAG

MANUAL, SLING MIL-DTL-117 B

7 AR

VCI WRAP

TAPE

MIL-PRF-3420

ASTM

D6123/D6123M OR

EQUIVALENT

8 1

FIBERBOARD BLOCKING

AND BRACING

(SEE DRAWINGS ON PAGES

4 – 8)

ASTM D4727

9 1

BOX, FIBERBOARD

(40.5” x 11.87” X 7.25” ID) ASTM D5118 FOL CF V3c WR

10 AR CLOSURE

ASTM D1974,

METHOD B

* USERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE UNDERSTOOD PRIOR TO SELECTING A TYPE.

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1. PART OR DRAWING NO. NOMENCLATURE 2. CODE IDENT 3. SPI NO.

12976814 M240 MACHINE GUN, 7.62mm 19200 AM12976814

4. NATIONAL STOCK NO. 5.DATE OF

DRAWING/SPI(YYMMDD)

6. REVISION / ERR NO.

1005-01-412-3129 160826 E / L16K5002

2.1. PRESERVATION.

2.1.1. CLEANING: THE MACHINE GUN SHALL BE DISASSEMBLED AS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE REQUIRED CLEANING SPECIFIED HEREIN AND OPERATOR’S MANUAL. ALL SURFACES SHALL BE CLEANED ANY APPLICABLE METHOD

WHICH DOES NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ITEM.

2.1.1.1. SPECIAL CLEANING (BURNED POWDER RESIDUE): SURFACES OF COMPONENTS SUBJECTED TO A BURNED POWDER RESIDUE SHALL BE SCRUBBED CLEAN WITH BRISTLE BRUSHES AND/OR SWABS SATURATED WITH RIFLE BORE CLEANER CONFORMING TO MIL-PRF-372. FLUSH THE SCRUBBED SURFACES WITH MIL-PRF-680 SOLVENT.

2.1.2. DRYING: ALL CLEANED SURFACES SHALL BE THOROUGHLY DRIED PRIOR TO PRESERVATIVE APPLICATION.

BARREL BORE AND CHAMBER SHALL BE DRIED WITH LINT-FREE SWABS.

2.1.3. APPLICATION OF PRESERVATIVE: ALL METALLIC SURFACES OF THE MACHINE GUN SHALL BE COATED WITH MEDIUM PRESERVATIVE OIL (MIL-PRF-3150) BY ANY APPLICABLE PROCEDURE. EXCESS OIL SHALL BE THOROUGHLY DRAINED FROM COATED SURFACES. THE MACHINE GUN SHALL BE ALLOWED TO DRAIN FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE HOUR PRIOR TO PLACING IN UNIT PACK. LUBRICANTS REMOVED DURING THE CLEANING PROCESS SHALL BE REAPPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE DRAWING REQUIREMENTS. INSTALL VCI BORE TUBE (STEP 4) IN BARREL ASSEMBLIES. CUT TUBE APPROXIMATELY 1” LONGER THAN THE BARREL AND BEND OVER SO THAT IT WILL NOT FALL

INTO THE BARREL.

RECOMMENDED SOURCES OF SUPPLY FOR ALTERNATE VCI PIPE/BORE STRIP:

MANUFACTURER PRODUCT

CORTEC VpCI PIPE STRIP

BARREL GUARD

VCI BORE TUBE 0.190

DIAMETER

2.1.4. UNIT PACK.

2.1.4.1. REMOVE BUTTSTOCK FROM GUN AND REMOVE OPERATING ROD ASSEMBLY AND DRIVE SPRING ROD. REMOVE

BARREL FROM GUN. REASSEMBLE BUTTSTOCK TO RECEIVER.

2.1.4.2. PLACE EACH OPERATING ROD ASSEMBLY, SPRING ROD, AND RUPTURED CARTRIDGE EXTRACTOR IN SEPARATE

HEAT-SEALED VCI BAGS, AND TAPE IN PLACE (REFERENCE STEP 5 AND PAGE 7).

2.1.4.3. BLOCKING AND BRACING FOR ITEMS SHALL BE FABRICATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRAWINGS ON PAGES 4

THROUGH 7.

2.1.4.4. PLACE ITEMS IN FIBERBOARD BOX IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRAWING ON PAGE 7. SERIAL NUMBER OF MACHINE GUN SHALL BE FACE UP. WRAP EXPOSED AREAS OF RECEIVER AND BARREL ASSEMBLIES IN MIL-PRF-3420 VCI PAPER AND TAPE IN PLACE. DO NOT OBSCURE SERIAL NUMBERS. PLACE CARRYING CASE ON TOP OF THE RECEIVER

ASSEMBLY. (REFERENCE STEP 7 AND PAGE 7).

2.1.4.5. CLOSURE OF UNIT PACK SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM D1974, SEALING METHOD B.

2.2. PACKING. A QUANITY OF TWENTY CONTAINER SHALL BE PACKED (FLATWISE, FOUR PER LAYER) IN A CLOSE FITTING

CONTAINER.

2.2.1. LEVEL A. ASTM D6251, STYLE A, B, I, OR J, TYPE III, CLASS 2, STYLE B, TREATMENT A.

2.2.2. LEVEL B. ASTM D5168, CLASS WEATHER-RESISTANT. SECURE TO A 40 X 48 INCH, 4-WAY ENTRY, PALLET. THE SAME TYPE OF METALLIC STRAPPING SELECTED TO REINFORCE THE CONTAINER SHALL BE USED TO SECURE THE

CONTAINER TO THE PALLET.

2.3. MARKING: EACH PACKAGE CONTAINED IN THE UNIT PACK WILL BE IDENTIFIED WITH NOMENCLATURE AND PART NUMBER. NOMENCLATURE SHALL BE OMITTED FROM THE SHIPPING CONTAINER IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS. SERIAL NUMBER MARKING IS REQUIRED AND SHALL BE LISTED ON THE BAR CODE LABELS. ONE ADDITIONAL BAR CODE LABEL WILL BE LOCATED ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF EACH SHIPPING CONTAINER AFTER THE CONTAINERS ARE PALLETIZED.

A 2D BAR CODE LABEL FOR UNIQUE ITEM IDENTIFICATION DATA SHALL BE PROVIDED ON EACH UNIT PACKAGE. UNIQUE ITEM IDENTICATION AND SERIAL NUMBER BAR CODE DATA SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE PACKING LIST FOR EACH

PALLET LOAD OF PARAGRAPH 2.2.1 OR 2.2.2.

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1. PART OR DRAWING NO. NOMENCLATURE 2. CODE IDENT 3. SPI NO.

12976814 M240 MACHINE GUN, 7.62mm 19200 AM12976814

4. NATIONAL STOCK NO. 5.DATE OF

DRAWING/SPI(YYMMDD)

6. REVISION / ERR NO.

1005-01-412-3129 160826 E / L16K5002

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1. PART OR DRAWING NO. NOMENCLATURE 2. CODE IDENT 3. SPI NO.

12976814 M240 MACHINE GUN, 7.62mm 19200 AM12976814

4. NATIONAL STOCK NO. 5.DATE OF

DRAWING/SPI(YYMMDD)

6. REVISION / ERR NO.

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1. PART OR DRAWING NO. NOMENCLATURE 2. CODE IDENT 3. SPI NO.

12976814 M240 MACHINE GUN, 7.62mm 19200 AM12976814

4. NATIONAL STOCK NO. 5.DATE OF

DRAWING/SPI(YYMMDD)

6. REVISION / ERR NO.

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1. PART OR DRAWING NO. NOMENCLATURE 2. CODE IDENT 3. SPI NO.

12976814 M240 MACHINE GUN, 7.62mm 19200 AM12976814

4. NATIONAL STOCK NO. 5.DATE OF

DRAWING/SPI(YYMMDD)

6. REVISION / ERR NO.

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