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

Appendix ATable A-1. Sample Aviation Life Support System standing operating procedure(8) Survival vest maintenance procedures are as follows:• Survival vests will be inspected before issue and every 120 days thereafter according to TM 55-1680-360-12; inspection/repair data will be recorded on DA Form 2408-25 (Mesh Net Survival Vest InspectionRecord).• Critical and easily lost items must be attached to the vest.• After survival vest inspection is complete, an appropriate entry will be made on the vest's DA Form2408-25 indicating inspection type (initial or 120 day), inspection completion date, and next inspectiondue date; the vest will then be tagged serviceable and the ALSE status board updated.• When not in use, batteries from SDU-5 markers and PRC-90-2 or PRC-112 survival radios will beremoved and properly stored.• Survival vests will be inspected annually by supporting QASAS or trained ammunition inspectors (MOS55B) according to SB 742-1 and TB 9-1300-385.(9) PRC-90-2 radio maintenance procedures are as follows:• PRC-90-2 radios will be inspected before issue and every 180 days thereafter according to TM 11-5820-1049-12 (PRC-90-2) with data recorded on DA Form 2408-24 (Survival Kit Inspection andMaintenance Record).• These radios will be inspected every 120 days according to TM 11-5820-1049-12 (PRC-90-2) using theTS-24/B radio test set.• Repairs other than replacing antenna or batteries will be work ordered to the next higher-levelmaintenance.(10) PRC-112 radio maintenance procedures are as follows:• These radios will be given a functional check before issue and every 120 days thereafter.• These radios will be inspected every 12 months according to TM 11-5820-1037-13&P at the unit'saviation intermediate maintenance.• Inspection/repair data will be recorded on DA Form 2408-23 (Survival Radio/Emergency LocationTransmitter Inspection Record).• Battery shelf life is 3 years from manufacture date.• In the (name of installation) area, programmable frequencies will consist of a battalion internal(frequency) and B-Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight service station (frequency) to be writtenon the front of DD Form 1574.• Individual survival codes will be programmed with 000000.• Inspections will be accomplished according to ALSS/ALSE SOP.• All PRC-112 radios and batteries will be properly tested and stored; battery shelf life will be limitedaccording to FM 1-302, FM 1-508, ALSS messages, and appropriate publications.• Batteries will be removed from radios and properly stored when not in use.(11) LPU-10 life vest maintenance procedures are as follows:• LPU-10 life vests will be inspected according to applicable TMs/PM-ACIS messages before issue andevery 180 days thereafter.• (Unit name) training LPU-l0s will be marked “FOR TRAINING ONLY” in 1-inch letters.(12) Life raft maintenance procedures are as follows:• One-man life rafts will be inspected according to applicable TMs/PM-ACIS messages before issue andevery 180 days thereafter.• (Unit name) training one-man life rafts will be marked “FOR TRAINING ONLY” in 1-inch letters.(13) LPU-34/P low-profile flotation collar maintenance procedures are as follows:• LPU-34/P low-profile flotation collars will be inspected every 360 days according to NAVAIR 13-1-6.1-2.• Inspection and repair information will be recorded on DA Form 2408-26 (Life Preserver InspectionRecord); DA Form 2408-27 (Life Preserver Data) will be stored in the inner lower left survival vestpocket with the vest operator's manual and condition tag.• (Unit name) training flotation equipment will be marked “FOR TRAINING ONLY” in 1-inch letters.b. ALSS file maintenance• All forms, records, and files used by (unit name) ALSS shops for conduct of the ALSS program will bemaintained according to AR 25-400-2 and DA Pam 738-751 or as listed in appropriate TMs or othersource material.A-8 TC 3-04.72 15 October 2009