Aviation Life Support System Management Program TC 3-04.72.pdf

Chapter 2Preflight Inspections2-37. Individual crew members must perform preflight inspections prior to flight; no special technicalskills are required. Crewmembers must verify ALSE items are in serviceable condition, ensure inspectiondates are current, and report any discrepancies to qualified ALSE personnel.Postflight Inspections2-38. Individual crew members must conduct postflight inspections after each flight and notify ALSEpersonnel of any discrepancies.SPECIAL INSPECTIONS2-39. ALSE personnel must perform special inspections whenever conditions warrant. The inspector ordirective determines the extent of these inspections, which usually are conducted per the appropriate TM.For example, equipment should be inspected after exposure to dusty environments, CBRN agents, or othercontaminants.INITIAL ACCEPTANCE INSPECTIONS2-40. ALSE personnel must inspect all newly acquired equipment to ensure serviceability and validateserial numbers. They also must inspect shipments to ensure all ordered components were received.TURN-IN INSPECTIONS2-41. ALSE personnel must inspect equipment and clothing to be turned in to supply shops or central issuefacilities (CIFs). These inspections include properly identifying equipment serviceability and labeling itemswith appropriate materiel condition tags.SERVICEABLE PARTS INSPECTIONS2-42. ALSE personnel must perform serviceable parts inspections to determine whether parts removedfrom unserviceable equipment such as helmets, life preservers, and oxygen masks are serviceable.COMMAND INSPECTIONS2-43. Commanders and staff personnel must conduct formal and informal command inspections todetermine equipment reliability and performance and gauge maintenance program effectiveness. Commandinspections include periodic visits by an aviation safety officer (ASO) and completion of aviation accidentprevention surveys. The flight surgeon should monitor ALSS operations and assist in training thephysiological and medical aspects of survival, as well as the fitting and use of ALSE by aircrew personnel.Commanders and ALSE personnel should use the FORSCOM ARMS checklist, available on the ArmyKnowledge Online website at https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/592726, when conducting theseinspections.QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (AMMUNITION SURVEILLANCE) INSPECTIONS2-44. Each installation, activity, and command must establish and maintain a QASAS program inaccordance with AR 702-6, AR 740-1, DA Pam 385-64, and SB 742-1.GRAPHICS DISPLAYS2-45. Status boards and inspection calendars are graphical tools that display data concerning ALSE statusor shop operations. Although maintenance managers may have quick access to information throughautomation, well-planned and informative status boards and inspection calendars are highly visibleinformation sources for commanders and other essential personnel.2-8 TC 3-04.72 15 October 2009