INSPECTION OF CPG CANOPY DETONATING CORD FOR ALL AH--64 SERIES AIRCRAFT

URGENT

TB 1--1520--238--20--121

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN

INSPECTION OF CPG CANOPY DETONATING CORD

FOR ALL AH--64 SERIES AIRCRAFT

Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D. C.

23 October 2001

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

NOTE

THIS PUBLICATION IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL RESCINDED OR SUPERSEDED.

Priority Classification. Urgent

a. Aircraft in Use. Upon receipt of this Technical Bulletin (TB) make the following entries on DA Form

2408--13--1.

(1) Enter a red horizontal dash "--" status symbol with the following statement: "Inspect CPG can-

opy detonating cord IAW with TB 1--1520--238--20--121" before or during next phase, but no later than (NLT)

31 October 2003. The affected aircraft shall be inspected as soon as practical but NLT 31 October 2003. Com-

manders who are unable to comply with the requirements of this TB 1--1520--238--20--121 within the time

frame specified will upgrade the affected status symbol to a red "X".

(2) Enter a circled red "X" status symbol with the following statement: "Flight restricted to PI/CPG

with immediate access to survival or breakout knife IAW TB 1--1520--238--20--121.

Aircraft in Maintenance. Same at paragraph 1a.

Aircraft in Transit. Same at paragraph 1a.

Maintenance Trainers (Category A and B). Same as paragraph 1.a.

e. Component/Parts in Stock at All Levels (Depot and Others)Including War Reserves-- Upon receipt

of this TB 1--1520--238--20--121, the materiel condition tags of all items in all condition codes listed in para-

graph 6 and 7 shall be annotated to read (TB 1--1520--238--20--121), "Inspection of canopy detonating cord

not complied with".

(1) Wholesale Stock -- Stock at Rock Island Arsenal has been inspected and no suspect parts

are available for issue.

(2) Retail Stock -- Report receipt of TB 1--1520--238--20--121 IAW paragraph 14c(1) NLT 25 Octo-

ber 2001. Upon receipt of TB 1--1520--238--20--121 Commanders and others maintaining retail stock at

This TB supersedes USAAMCOM Aviation Safety Action Message 171615Z Oct 01 AH--64 --02--ASAM--01.