GENERAL INFORMATION AND SCOPE

GENERAL INFORMATION AND SCOPE

1. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. This manual contains

aircraft basis) when inspections m ay be exceeded. For this

complete requirements for daily inspection for CH-47D helicopter.

purpose, operational em ergencies are conditions of com bat, or

It does not contain instructions for repair, adjustm ent, or other

conditions of disaster, which necessitate flight to evacuate aircraft

means of rectifying conditions, nor does it contain instructions

or personnel. When aircraft are operated beyond the normal

for troubleshooting to find causes for malfunctioning. Specific

inspection due-time because of such emergency situations,

tolerances, limits, etc. can be found in the applicable maintenance

a circled red "X" status symbol and an appropriate statement

manuals. Use of the alphabetical index in the applicable manuals

(to include authority) must be entered on DA Form 2408-13-1

will facilitate locating the required information.

(Aircraft Inspection and M aintenance Record) until such time as

the inspection is complete. Since safety may be jeopardized

2. SCOPE. The inspections prescribed by this manual will

when inspections are delayed to meet emergency requirements,

be accom plished by aviation unit m aintenance activities with

commander will assure that the aircraft status reverts to a red "X"

assistance of aviation interm ediate maintenance when required.

and that delayed inspections are accomplished immediately upon

termination of the actual emergency. When unusual local conditions

GENERAL INFORMATION.

of environment, utilization, mission, experience of flight crew and

maintenance personnel, periods of inactivity, etc., are encountered

The inspection requirements contained herein are

stated in such a manner as to establish what equipment is to be

the maintenance officer will, at his discretion, increase the scope

and/or frequency of maintenance or inspections as necessary to

inspected and the conditions to be sought. Compliance with the

insure safe flight.

provisions outlined herein is required in order to assure that latent

defects are discovered and corrected before malfunctioning or

T his manual pertains to all CH-47D aircraft and may

serious trouble results. In order to arrange inspection requirements

therefore contain inspection requirements applicable to specific

as nearly as possible according to the manner in which work will

equipment not installed on individual aircraft. When this situation

be accomplished, the requirements in each area are divided into

is encountered, those requirements that are not applicable should

groups under area headings (See Figure 1). An area title indicates

be disregarded.

a specific aircraft location, which may be comprised of several

systems or groups of related components within this given area.

DA Form 2408-13-1 (Aircraft Inspection and

Maintenance Record) will be used to record all deficiencies or

The inspection designated herein will not be exceeded

shortcomings discovered during accomplishment of the daily

except in actual operational emergencies as explained herein. It

inspection.

is the com mander's responsibility to determ ine (on an individual

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