MIL-DTL-87929D
Information shall be provided for the prevention, recognition, and elimination of corrosion. Speciic
instructions shall be provided for equipment concerned with reference to general series manuals as necessary.
3.5.6.1.1 Special packing. When applicable, packing shall be accomplished in accordance with Special
Packaging Instructions (SPI) and reference shall be made to the applicable SPI. Components shall be packed
in original containers, when possible, utilizing shipping plugs/caps as required. Explosive components of the
missile are packed in accordance with TO 00-85-series technical orders and shall be referenced. Show
all shipping and storage containers in tabular format. Receiving inspections shall be in accordance with
3.5.1.2. Acquiring activity shall identify container marking requirements.
3.5.6.2 Closing and sealing. Instructions for closing of containers, torquing bolts, and any other inal
operations required to prepare containers for shipment, or return to storage, shall be provided.
3.5.6.3 Shipping and storage. Shipping and storage procedures shall be in accordance with regulations
applicable to the speciic equipment involved. Empty shipping containers and dunnage should be
retained for future use.
3.5.7 Storage inspection. For equipment (tanks, racks, adapters, pylons, etc.), "Ready" and "Extended
Storage" categories of inspection shall be explained and storage and maintenance requirements shall be
provided. As a minimum, maintenance and inspection criteria shall be provided in the following chart form:
Inspection and Maintenance Criteria
Inspect For
Nomenclature
Repair
Ready Storage
Extended Storage
3.5.7.1 Degrees of storage. The acquiring activity shall determine the inspection frequency for weapons
release equipment in ready storage (see 6.2h.) The following text, with appropriate paragraph numbering,
shall be included in the maintenance procedures:
STORAGE INSPECTION.
"X.
Different degrees of inspection are required based upon the type of storage:
Ready Storage.
Equipment maintained in a completely ready status in anticipation of a relatively
X.X.
near term use requirement. This equipment may be positioned on the shelf, held in the shop, or may be
installed in the next higher assembly or installation. The item may be preloaded with munitions and
maintained in a munitions holding area or munitions storage igloo in preparation for installation on the
aircraft. Equipment shall be provided adequate protection from damage and the elements. Examples of
ready storage would be DD 780 equipment receiving frequent use, and mobility contingency, or bare
base assets requiring a high degree of readiness for immediate employment. Inspection interval for items
placed in ready storage shall be that deemed necessary by the Item Manager/System Manager to assure
serviceability in "ready-to-use" condition. For weapons release equipment, the inspection frequency on
items in ready storage shall be a minimum of every (xx) months.
X.X.
Extended Storage.
Those items maintained in a ready condition for which no requirement exists
for frequent exercises or immediate short term employment. Equipment placed in extended storage shall be
in a serviceable, ready-to-use condition. This category includes War Reserve Material assets.
X.X.X. Inspection Criteria.
An annual sampling inspection shall be performed of percent of all assets in
extended storage. Items inspected shall be identiied and marked to prevent redundant inspection of the
same items during future annual inspections. Subsequent annual inspections shall be performed on those
items which have acquired the longest calendar year time period since last inspection. In the event that
deterioration of equipment is detected during any annual inspection, a determination shall be made whether
an inspection of all assets having corresponding packaging dates must be performed. For ield organizations,
this determination shall be made either by the organizational commander or maintenance supervisor. For
AFMC depot organizations, this determination shall be made by the supply inspector.
X.X.X.
Storage and Packaging.
Equipment placed in extended storage shall meet the following criteria:
a. Equipment shall be packaged in accordance with applicable transportation packaging order.
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