Special Packaging Instructions - 370 Gal Tank.pdf

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This is a Special Packaging Instruction (SPI) document for the F-16 370-Gallon Fuel Tank Container, providing detailed specifications and procedures for packaging this military aviation component for shipment and storage.

The SPI encompasses three packaging configurations: (1) Configuration 1 Kit for unassembled components with individual item specifications and assembly instructions; (2) Configuration 2 for assembled tanks with ejector pylon attached, packed one each into slotted steel crates (NSN 8145-01-253-7482 FT); and (3) Configuration 3 for disassembled tanks with loose ejector pylons, packed four each nested in a fiberglass container (NSN 8145-01-116-0457 FT). The document specifies that all items containing residual fuel must be packed in leak-proof liners with sorbent material in strong outer containers, marked as Dangerous Goods in Apparatus UN3363 Class 9, and certified by authorized hazardous materials personnel. Military preservation standards per MIL-STD-2073 apply, with serviceable and unserviceable methods specified. Critical components require protection using MIL-B-131 Class I coating, plastic caps, or tape per PPP-T-97 Type IV. All wooden packaging materials must comply with ISPM No. 15 phytosanitary standards, utilizing debarked, heat-treated lumber certified by the American Lumber Standards Committee. The parts list includes 39 line items ranging from skids and rails to bolts, nuts, cushions, and sorbent material, with detailed assembly instructions, tolerance specifications (±1/16 inch, -0), and cross-references to applicable military standards including ASTM D6255, MIL-S-21041, and ASME B18 specifications.

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ITEMS CONTAINING RESIDUAL FUEL ARE

CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND MUST

BE PACKED IAW THE APPROPRIATE HAZARDOUS

MATERIAL REGULATION AND CERTIFIED BY

AUTHORIZED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL PERSONNEL

CAUTION:

NOTES

1. I.D. TAGS MUST BE STAMPED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY SIGNIFYING ITEM HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR SHIPMENT/STORAGE

IAW APPLICABLE T.O.

2. ITEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN DRAINED AND PURGED, MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A COMPLETED AFTO FORM 20 OR

LOCALLY PRODUCED DOCUMENTATION CERTIFYING THE ITEM HAS BEEN PROPERLY DRAINED AND PURGED. ITEMS

CONTAINING RESIDUAL FUEL MUST BE PACKED IN A LEAK-PROOF LINER, WITH SPECIFIED SORBENT MATERIAL IN A

STRONG OUTER CONTAINER. MARK, LABEL, AND DOCUMENT THE PACKAGE AS, DANGEROUS GOODS IN APPARATUS, UN3363, CLASS 9 LABEL.

3. IF APPLICABLE: MARK TYPE AND FLASH POINT OF PURGING FLUID IAW AFI24-203, 4.3.3 AND AFI 24-204, A.3.3.9.5.4.

4. LAY SORBENT MATERIAL, REF.-39, IN BOTTOM OF NESTED CONTAINER. THIS IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR NEW ITEMS.

ABSORBENT MATERIAL MUST BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO REUSE.

CAUTION NOTICES

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES

REVISION OF ISPM NO. 15

REVISION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS-IMPLEMENTED RESTRICTIONS ON WOOD

PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM). THIS REQUIREMENT IS SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED WITH INVASIVE SPECIES SUCH AS THE

PINEWOOD NEMATODE. WPM IS DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET COLLARS, WOODEN BOXES, REELS, DUNNAGE, CRATES, FRAMES, AND CLEATS. THE STATEMENT BELOW CITES THE REQUIREMENTS IN DETAIL AND

COVERS LUMBER FOR BUILDING CONTAINERS AND PALLETS USED FOR DELIVERIES, RESULTING IN SHIPMENTS WORLDWIDE

(DIRECT, OR THROUGH AIR LOGISTICS CENTERS (ALC), CONTAINER CONSOLIDATION POINTS (CCP), OR OTHER BASES).

WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLET AND PACKAGING/CONTAINER STATEMENT:

ALL WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLETS, AND WOODEN CONTAINERS PRODUCED ENTIRELY OR IN PART OF WOOD

PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM DEBARKED WOOD IN ADDITION TO THE APPLICATION OF

HEAT-TREATED (HT) MATERIAL (HT TO 56 DEGREES CENTIGRADE OR 133 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR 30 MINUTES).

CERTIFICATION/MARKING IS REQUIRED BY AN ACCREDITED AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARDS

COMMITTEE (ALSC). FOR REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION, SEE LATEST REVISION OF "INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR

PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES (ISPM NO. 15), "REGULATION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE."

NOTES CONTINUED:

5. BOLTS, REF.-26, USED TO ASSEMBLE METAL MEMBERS SHALL CONFORM TO THOSE SPECIFIED IN ASME B18.5. NUTS, REF.-30, SHALL CONFORM TO FF-N-836, EXCEPT THEY SHALL BE .551 TO .564 INCHES ACROSS THE FLATS (WIDTH).

BOLTS AND NUTS SHALL HAVE UNC THREADS.

6. WASHERS, REF.-10, SHALL BE ZINC COATED AS PER ASME B18.22.1.

7. ALL SLOTTED ANGLE STEEL SHALL BE CUT AS PER ASTM D6255, PARA 7.3.

8. FASTEN REF.-14 TO REF.-13 WITH NAILS CONFORMING TO FF-N-105, TYPE II, STYLE 4A OR EQUAL.

9. SECURE CUSHIONS, REF.-16, TO SADDLE ASSEMBLIES, REF.-13 AND REF.-14, SECURE CHAFFING STRIP, REF.-37, TO

EACH SADDLE ASSEMBLY, REF.-13 AND REF.-14. SECURE CUSHION, REF.-15, TO BLOCK, REF.-12, USE STAPLES

CONFORMING TO ASTM F1667 WITH A LEG LENGTH NOT LESS THAN 1/2 INCH, CROWN WIDTH IS OPTIONAL.

10. REFERENCES -13, -14, -16, AND -37, SHALL BE PRE-ASSEMBLED AS SADDLE ASSEMBLIES ACCORDING TO BILL OF

MATERIALS NOTES 6 AND 7 (2 PACKAGES). REFERENCES -12 AND -15, SHALL BE PREASSEMBLED ACCORDING TO BILL OF

MATERIALS NOTE 7 (1 PACKAGE).

11. REFERENCES -9, -10, -11, -25, -26, -30, -36, AND -38, (WASHERS, BOLTS, NUTS AND STAPLES) SHALL BE SEPARATELY

BAGGED, IN QUALITIES SPECIFIED ABOVE, INTO PLASTIC BAGS. THE BAGS OF HARDWARE SHALL BE OVERPACKED INTO A

SIGNAL FIBERBOARD BOX. SEE PARAGRAPH 12 FOR MATERIAL SPECIFICATION.

12. PACKING INSTRUCTIONS:

13. MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS:

14. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY:

THE CUTTING DETAIL SHOWN FOR THE TOP AND BOTTOM RAIL IS MANDATORY WHEN CRATE MATERIALS ARE

DELIVERED IN KITS.

ITEM

NO.

NOUN MATERIAL

QTY PER

KIT

QTY PER

INTERMED PKG

NO.

PKG

PARTS LIST

F-16 370-GALLON TANK CONTAINER KIT

ITEMS CONTAINING RESIDUAL FUEL ARE

CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND MUST

BE PACKED IAW THE APPROPRIATE HAZARDOUS

MATERIAL REGULATION AND CERTIFIED BY

AUTHORIZED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL PERSONNEL

CAUTION:

CAUTION NOTICES

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES

REVISION OF ISPM NO. 15

REVISION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS-IMPLEMENTED RESTRICTIONS ON WOOD

PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM). THIS REQUIREMENT IS SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED WITH INVASIVE SPECIES SUCH AS THE

PINEWOOD NEMATODE. WPM IS DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET COLLARS, WOODEN BOXES, REELS, DUNNAGE, CRATES, FRAMES, AND CLEATS. THE STATEMENT BELOW CITES THE REQUIREMENTS IN DETAIL AND

COVERS LUMBER FOR BUILDING CONTAINERS AND PALLETS USED FOR DELIVERIES, RESULTING IN SHIPMENTS WORLDWIDE

(DIRECT, OR THROUGH AIR LOGISTICS CENTERS (ALC), CONTAINER CONSOLIDATION POINTS (CCP), OR OTHER BASES).

WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLET AND PACKAGING/CONTAINER STATEMENT:

ALL WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLETS, AND WOODEN CONTAINERS PRODUCED ENTIRELY OR IN PART OF WOOD

PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM DEBARKED WOOD IN ADDITION TO THE APPLICATION OF

HEAT-TREATED (HT) MATERIAL (HT TO 56 DEGREES CENTIGRADE OR 133 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR 30 MINUTES).

CERTIFICATION/MARKING IS REQUIRED BY AN ACCREDITED AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARDS

COMMITTEE (ALSC). FOR REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION, SEE LATEST REVISION OF "INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR

PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES (ISPM NO. 15), "REGULATION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE."

NOTES

1. I.D. TAGS MUST BE STAMPED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY SIGNIFYING ITEM HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR SHIPMENT/STORAGE

IAW APPLICABLE T.O.

2. ITEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN DRAINED AND PURGED, MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A COMPLETED AFTO FORM 20 OR

LOCALLY PRODUCED DOCUMENTATION CERTIFYING THE ITEM HAS BEEN PROPERLY DRAINED AND PURGED. ITEMS

CONTAINING RESIDUAL FUEL MUST BE PACKED IN A LEAK-PROOF LINER, WITH SPECIFIED SORBENT MATERIAL IN A

STRONG OUTER CONTAINER. MARK, LABEL, AND DOCUMENT THE PACKAGE AS, DANGEROUS GOODS IN APPARATUS, UN3363, CLASS 9 LABEL.

3. IF APPLICABLE: MARK TYPE AND FLASH POINT OF PURGING FLUID IAW AFI24-203, 4.3.3 AND AFI 24-204, A.3.3.9.5.4.

4. LAY SORBENT MATERIAL, REF.-39, IN BOTTOM OF NESTED CONTAINER. THIS IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR NEW ITEMS.

ABSORBENT MATERIAL MUST BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO REUSE.

NOTES CONTINUED:

PACKAGING INSTRUCTIONS

THIS DRAWING CONTAINS THE PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENT OF ASSEMBLED AND UNASSEMBLED 370

GALLON FUEL TANKS IN TWO (2) CONFIGURATIONS.

5. ASSEMBLED WITH EJECTOR PYLON ATTACHED, PACKED 1 EACH TO A SLOTTED STEEL CRATE, 8145-01-253-7482 FT. SEE

PAGE 14 THROUGH 18.

6. DISASSEMBLED WITH EJECTOR PYLON LOOSE, PACKED 4 EACH, NESTED IN A FIBERGLASS CONTAINER, (8145-01-116-0457 FT). SEE PAGE 19.

TOLERANCE +1/16 INCH, -0

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

7. SLOTTED ANGLE CONTAINER NSN8145-01-253-7482 FT KIT DETAIL NUMBER IS SPI F01-253-7482. SPI F01-253-7482 IS

TO BE UPDATED TO CORRELATE WITH ANY CHANGES/REVISIONS MADE TO SPI F01-046-8735.

8. CRATE FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM D6255 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THIS SPI.

BOLTS USED TO ASSEMBLY METAL MEMBERS SHALL CONFORM TO THOSE SPECIFIED IN MIL-S-21041, PARA 3.4.1.

NUTS SHALL CONFORM TO MIL-DTL-45913 EXCEPT THEY SHALL BE .551 TO .564 INCHES ACROSS THE FLATS (WIDTH).

BOLTS AND NUTS SHALL HAVE UNC THREADS.

9. WASHERS, REF.-10, SHALL BE ZINC COATED AS PER FF-W-92, PARA 3.2.1.2 OR 3.2.1.3.

10. AS SLOTTED ANGLE STEEL SHALL BE CUT AS PER ASTM D6255, PARA. 7.3.

11. TRIM CUSHION, REF.-15, TO FIT LEVEL WITH BLOCKING.

ASSEMBLED TANKS SHALL BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO T.O. 00-85A-03-1 SUPPLEMENTED BY THIS SPI.

EACH CRITICAL PART SHALL BE PRESERVED AS STATED IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE. PRESERVED PARTS

SHALL BE COVERED WITH EITHER MIL-B-131, CLASS I AND TAPED IN PLACE WITH PPP-T-97, TYPE IV OR

PLASTIC CAPS WHICH FIT OVER THE PART.

STAPLES, REF -36, SHOULD BE APPLIED TO KEEP STRAPS IN PLACE AFTER THE TANK IS STRAPPED INTO THE SADDLE.

FOR CLARITY, SEE DETAIL ON PAGE 6.

FASTEN REF -14 TO -13 WITH 5d NAILS SPACED AND STAGGERED 4 INCHES APART. FASTEN REF -4 TO FWD AND AFT

SADDLES WITH 4 EACH BOLTS, REF -9. FASTEN CUSHION, REF -15 TO -12, REF -37 TO -13 AS SHOWN AND REF -6 TO

-13 WITH STAPLES CONFORMING TO FF-N-105, TYPE III, STYLE 3 WITH A LEG LENGTH NOT LESS THAN 1/2 INCH AND

CROWN WIDTH OPTIONAL.

FASTEN SKIDS, REF -1 TO BOTTOM RAILS WITH 4 EACH BOLTS, REF -11, PER SKID. FASTEN SKIDS, REF -23 TO BOTTOM

RAILS WITH 3 BOLTS, REF -11.

PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT

ALL WOOD AND PLYWOOD COMPONENTS SHALL BE TREATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) ASTM-D6255, PARA. 6.1.6

AND MUST BE SPIM 15 COMPLIANT.

SKIDS SHALL BE POSITIONED FLUSH WITH SIDE OF FRAME TO INSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH STACKING GUIDES.

DRILL HOLES IN SADDLE DURING ASSEMBLY TO SECURE TO CROSS MEMBER.

THIS DIMENSION MAY VARY BECAUSE OF BOLT HOLE LOCATION.

REMOVE TOP DIAGONALS AND LATERAL SUPPORTS WHEN LOADING OR UPLOADING TANK TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE TO

EJECTOR PIN OR PYLON.

IF WOOD SKIDS REF -1 AND -23 ARE REPLACED USE RUMBER, P/N 4126-88, NSN: 5675-01-530-3656.

ASSEMBLED TANKS SHALL BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO T.O. 00-85A-03-1 SUPPLEMENTED BY THIS SPI. SEE TABLE ON

PAGE 6 FOR PRESERVATION OF CRITICAL AREAS.

SECURE CUSHIONS, REF -3 TO END PANELS, REF -34 USING GLUE AND OR STAPLES CONFORMING TO MM-A-130, TYPE I

AND FF-N-105, TYPE III (OR EQUAL). CUSHION SHOULD BE CENTERED ON THE TIP OF THE TANK.

SECURE SADDLES ACCORDING TO ILLUSTRATION. PLACE REF -6,

ON FWD AND AFT SADDLES. POSITION TANK WITH PLYON

ATTACH POINT COUNTED DOWN AT APPROXIMATLEY 4 O'CLOCK.

PLACE REF -7 OVER TOP OF TANK AND THREAD STRAPS

THROUGH CHANNEL. TENSION STRAPS, REF -8, TIGHTLY AND

SEAL. CAUTION: DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN TO DEGREE THAT

WOULD CAUSE THE TANK TO BECOME INDENTED.

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