INITIAL AND RECURRING INSPECTIONS AND REPLACEMENT OF HORIZONTAL HINGE PIN SHOULDERED BOLTS FOR ALL CH--47D, MH--47D AND MH--47E SERIES AIRCRAFT

URGENT

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN

INITIAL AND RECURRING INSPECTIONS

AND

REPLACEMENT OF

HORIZONTAL HINGE PIN SHOULDERED BOLTS

FOR ALL CH--47D, MH--47D

AND MH--47E SERIES AIRCRAFT

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

30 May 2000

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

NOTE

THIS PUBLICATION IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL RESCINDED OR SUPERSEDED.

Priority Classification.

Urgent

NOTE

In accordance with AR 95--1, paragraph 6--6A, MACOM Commanders

may authorize temporary exception from ASAM message requirements.

Exception may only occur when combat operations or matter of life or

death in civil disasters or other emergencies are so urgent that they

override the consequences of continued aircraft operation.

a. Aircraft in Use. Upon receipt of this Technical Bulletin the condition status symbol of the cited aircraft

will be changed to a red horizontal dash //--//. The red horizontal dash // --// entry shall state "Inspect in accor-

dance with CH--47--00--ASAM--02 (TB 1--1520--240--20--118) at the next daily inspection, but no later than

25 May 2000." The red horizontal dash //--// may be cleared when the inspection of paragraph 8 is completed.

The affected aircraft shall be inspected as soon as practical but no later than 25 May 2000. Failure to comply

with the requirements of this message within the specified time frame will cause the status symbol of the af-

fected aircraft to be upgraded to a red // X//.

b. Aircraft in Depot Maintenance. Aircraft will not be issued until compliance with paragraph 8 of this

message has been completed. This includes aircraft undergoing refurbishment at CCAD.

Aircraft Undergoing Maintenance. Same as paragraph 1a.

Aircraft in Transit.

This TB supersedes USAAMCOM Message 101848Z May 00 CH--47--00--ASAM--02