ATTACHMENT OF FIRING LANYARD TO SUSPENSION LINE CONNECTOR LINK

Before attaching the firing lanyard, ensure that the safety pin is installed in the spreading gun. Then starting at the gun, route the firing lanyard between suspension lines 7 and 8. Slide the canopy towards the container and form an S-fold in the suspension lines large enough to allow the loop in the end of the firing lanyard to align with its connector links. Be careful to check to see that no suspension lines are dropped from the connector link bar.

link. This was done to prevent the torquing from being missed if you were only performing one of the many operations that require you to remove and replace the yoke and plate. If you have performed all the operations described, then, at this time, you do the final torquing before the suspension lines are placed into the container. Therefore, it is very important that you complete this process in the following manner and have it inspected.

Remove the yoke and plate assembly on the outboard top connector link located on the helper's side. Insert the connector link bar through the loop in the firing lanyard and reattach the yoke and plate assembly. Tighten the screw to a torque value of 20 to 25 pound-inches. Apply a tamper dot to the connector link screwhead using lacquer (TT-L-32, color 11136, insignia red or equivalent).

At this point, you have completed the rigging and you are ready for the packing procedure.

Figure 3-33.-Reeving release lanyard.

As you have read this chapter on the NES-12, When actually performing any of these you may have noticed that each time you have procedures, you should refer to the NAVAIR removed the yoke and plate assembly from the 13-1-6.2 and NAVAIR 13-600-4-6-3. Also, you connector link, you have been told to tighten and will find that some of your rating exam questions torque the screw when reassembling the connector will be taken from these NAVAIR manuals.

CHAPTER 4

AIRCREW PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Learning Objective: Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to recognize, inspect, and maintain aircrew personal protective equipment.

Aircrew flight clothing plays an essential role in the safety and survival of Navy aircrewmen. It protects them from the elements and provides necessary comfort for efficient mission performance. Its primary function is to protect them against hazards such as fire, heat, cold, and immersion in water. Different combinations of protective clothing and equipment are used for various flight, emergency, and environmental conditions.

Naval aircrew protective equipment has also been designed to provide camouflage and other escape and evasion design features. Because of the wide range of environmental conditions in which aircraft must operate, a compromise between comfort and protection has, in some cases, been necessary. Postcrash fire and emergency cold water exposure are two critical areas where operational requirements are more important than flight comfort. Emphasis has been placed on developing materials and clothing assemblies that improve survival chances and, specifically, minimize injuries and prevent loss of life in case of an aircraft accident in either normal or hostile environments.

As an Aircrew Survival Equipmentman, some of your responsibilities are the care and maintenance of protective equipment. You may be required to order, inspect, modify, and repair this equipment.

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING AND RECORDS

Planned maintenance of protective flight clothing is performed at the level of maintenance set forth in OPNAVINST 4790.2 (series). The levels of maintenance are either organizational, intermediate, or depot. Mission, time, equipment, facilities, trained personnel and operational needs are the basic considerations in determining the level to be used.

Maintenance is divided into two categories- preventive and corrective. Preventive maintenance is the care and servicing needed to maintain equipment and facilities in satisfactory operating condition by providing for systematic inspection, detection, and correction of failures either before they occur or before they develop into major defects. Corrective maintenance is performed as a result of failure of the part/equipment, or to correct defects discovered during preventive maintenance.

Upon completion of any maintenance action (for example, inspections, repairs, modifications), you must make appropriate entries on the applicable maintenance documents. By properly maintaining these documents, you provide a complete maintenance history of the equipment throughout its service life.

The maintenance/material control officer, using the guidelines of OPNAV 4790.2 (series), schedules the preventive maintenance of all aircrew personal protection equipment for which he is responsible. Maintenance of this equipment must be thorough at all times. No careless treatment or willful neglect of aircrew personal protective equipment will go unnoted. The vital function of the equipment must be uppermost in the minds of all personnel concerned.

MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTS

Maintenance documents provide a systematic means of recording equipment history and documenting all maintenance actions performed on the equipment.

These documents consist of the following: 

. Aircrew Personal Protective Equipment History Card, NAVAIR 10470/11, S/N: 0102613-9110 

. History Card-Aviation Crew Systems,

OPNAV 4790/138 . Shop Process Cards 

. Maintenance Data Collection System Forms, which include the following:

1. VIDS/MAF, OPNAV Form 4790/60

2. Support Action Form, OPNAV Form 4790/42

3. DOD Single Line Item Requisition System Document . Aircrew Personal Protective Equipment

Manual, NAVAIR 13-1-6.7

NOTE: All entries must be printed clearly with blue or black ball-point pen, or typewritten. Felt-tip pens or pencils are unacceptable for maintenance document or history card entry purposes. When you sign a maintenance document or history card, your full signature is required. Be sure to check the OPNAVINST 4790.2 (series) for the most up-to-date form numbers.

Aircrew Personal Protective Equipment History Card

This Aircrew Personal Protective Equipment History Card contains information pertaining to the personal protective equipment issued to one specific aircrew member. The card is divided into three sections: Section I records all aircrew personal equipment issued to the aircrew member. Section II is used for recording when calendar inspections are performed. It includes the inspector's full signature and collateral duty inspector (CDI) stamp. Section III records all modifications and repairs performed on the equipment. This card can be used as a custody card by units which operate a flight gear issue pool. When a new card is started for any reason, the old card is stapled on the back of the new card. When an aircrew member transfers to a new unit and keeps his personal protective equipment, the card is forwarded to his new unit.

History Card-Aviation Crew Systems

The Aviation Crew Systems History Card contains all information pertinent to a piece of equipment. All maintenance tasks performed on the equipment (repairs, modifications, inspections) are recorded on the history card. In addition, the inspection cycle interval is entered in the upper right-hand corner of the card face. The record includes the Julian date and signature of the person accomplishing the maintenance task and the CDI's signature and number in the inspector's signature column. When, for any reason, a new card is initiated, the old card must be retained and stapled to the back of the new card. If the history card has been lost, initiate a new card using information from the manufacturer's nameplate. The history card must accompany the equipment to the intermediate- or depot-level maintenance activity. Whenever a piece of equipment is transferred from one unit to another, an updated history card is forwarded to the receiving unit. The card is placed in a suitable envelope and securely attached to the item. If the piece of equipment is an aircraft inventory item, the history card is inserted in the inventory logbook. If the receiving unit fails to receive the history card, a formal request for the card must be sent to the forwarding unit.

Shop Process Cards (SPC)

The Shop Process Cards (SPC) provide the maintenance man with a ready reference for performing scheduled maintenance on a specific type of aircrew personal protective equipment. Each SPC contains one or more detailed maintenance requirements. Illustrations, clearances, tolerances, charts, and part numbers are included when required. The minimum requirements for the performance of all or part of any particular periodic maintenance task (calendar or special inspection) are contained in a set of these cards. The work plan (or order of performing the maintenance work requirements) is prearranged, and is issued by the work center supervisor for the type of aircrew personal protective equipment being serviced.

Maintenance Data Collection System Forms

The following forms used in the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program are applicable to the aircrew personal protective maintenance: VIDS/MAF Form, Support Action Form, DOD Single Line Item Requisition System Documents, and Work Request Forms. Proper completion is essential to the function of the program. Instructions on their use can be found in the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program, OPNAVINST 4790.2 (series), and in the Aviation Maintenance Ratings Manual 3 & 2, NAVEDTRA 10342-1.

Aircrew Personal Protective Equipment Manual, NAVAIR 13-1-6.7

When you are working with personal protective equipment, your best friend is the

Aircrew Personal Protective Equipment Manual,

NAVAIR 13-1-6.7. This manual contains comprehensive and authoritative information on configuration, application, function, inspection, and maintenance of aircrew personal protective equipment.