Section IV. SHIPMENT BY C141B CARGO AIRCRAFT

TM 55-1520-238-S

Section IV. SHIPMENT BY C141B CARGO AIRCRAFT

224 REQUIRED HELICOPTER PRELOADING

a. Connection Closure and Seal. Cap all

disconnected fittings and connectors. Wrap

CONDITION.

connectors with barrier material (D1)

See figure 222 for AH64A helicopter preloading

sealed with tape (D13).

condition required for shipment on C141B cargo air-

craft.

b. Preservation. Thoroughly coat gun

mounting surfaces, transfer unit latch pins,

224.1 Equipment Requirements. Refer to table

and recoil adaptertogun cradle quickre-

21 for equipment items required for preparation and

lease fittings with corrosion preventive

shipment of AH64A helicopters on C141B cargo air-

compound (D4).

craft. Items of equipment indicated by note 2 are Table

of Organization and Equipment (TOE) items and are

c. ComponentWrap. Wrap removed gun

normally available within the unit. Items identified by

with barrier material (D1) sealed with tape

notes 1 and 3 normally must be requisitioned for heli-

(D13).

copter shipment.

d. Packaging. Pack

each

removed,

224.2 Preliminary Safety Procedures. Before

wrapped gun in its shipping container (item

starting operations, perform safety procedures outlined

53, table 22).

in paragraphs 224.3 thru 224.5.

225.4 Remove Gun Wire Deflector and M230 Gun

224.3 Ground Helicopters.

Turret.

TM 1-1520-238-23.

a. Remove Gun Wire Deflector.

224.4 Perform

Helicopter

Safety

Check.

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224.5 Deactivate Armament.

b. Remove

M230

Gun

Tur-

ret. TM 9-1090-208-23-1.

c. Connection Closure. Cap all discon-

WARNING

nected fittings and connectors.

To prevent injury to personnel, M230

d. Preservation. Thoroughly coat turret

guns must be cleared and visually

mounting surfaces with corrosion preven-

checked.

tive compound (D4).

TM 9-1090-208-23-1.

e. ComponentWrap. Wrap and cover pre-

served surfaces with barrier material (D1)

224.6 Corrosion Control. Paragraph 210.6 and

sealed with tape (D13).

210.7.

f. Packaging.

224.7 Service Power Train. Paragraph 210.8 and

210.9.

(1) Pack each removed, wrapped gun tur-

ret in shipping container (item 54, table

224.8 Adjust Fuel Levels. Paragraph 210.10.

22).

224.9 Disconnect Battery. Paragraph 210.11.

(2) Wrap wire deflector with cushioning

224.10 Service Main Landing Gear.

material (D5) sealed with tape (D13).

TM 1-1520-238-23.

(3) Secure wire deflector in catwalk area.

225 HELICOPTER DISASSEMBLY FOR C141B

225.5 Remove Main Rotor Blades. Paragraph

SHIPMENT.

211.3.

Perform disassembly in accordance with procedures

225.6 Remove Main Rotor DeIce Power

outlined in paragraph 225.1 through 225.18.

Distributor and Air Data System (ADS) Mast.

225.1 Remove

Hellfire

Launchers. Paragraph

Paragraph 211.5.

211.1.

225.7 Remove Infra Red Counter Measure Device.

225.2 Remove 2.75 Inch Rocket Launchers.

a. Remove InfraRed Counter Measure

Paragraph 211.2.

Transmitter

from

"Dog

House".

225.2.1 Remove Turret Fairing. Release four fas-

TM 11-1520-238-23-1.

teners. Wrap turret fairing with cushioning material

b. Stow Transmitter. Wrap infrared trans-

(D5). Secure wrapped fairing with tape (D13) and

mitter with cushioning material (D5). Se-

stow in catwalk area.

cure wrapped unit with tape (D13). Secure

225.3 Remove M230 Gun. TM 9-1090-208-23-1.

in aft storage bay (R330).

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