Para
ref
Interval and
sequence no.
Item to be
inspected
Procedures
(inspect for)
Work
time
(M/H)
TM 55-1680-317-23&P
Table 2-1. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services Continued
X
Y
15
Fishing tackle kit
Broken seal around perimeter of con-
0.1
2-5
trainer; corrosion of kit contents; bro-
2-12
ken or cracked container; missing
instruction
booklet;
evidence
of
tampering.
16
Plastic water bag
Tears, cuts, holes, cracks, breaks, or
abrasions; sharp creases or wrin-
kles; attaching components loose or
missing; foreign material on bag
inside which may damage container
or injure user.
17
Emergency drinking water
Can: Corroded or rusty; severe dents;
0.3
2-5
punctures; vacuum retention test (slap
2-12
test). Packets: punctures or other
evidence of damage to packets;
expiration date of packet.
18
Frying pan
Dents, cracks, corrosion, sharp edges,
0.1
2-5
burrs, slivers; cleanliness.
2-12
19
Sunburn-preventive
Breaks or dents in container; evidence
0.1
2-5
preparation
of seepage or leakage; illegible
2-12
instructions.
20
Smoke and illumination
Damage, severe dents, or deformity;
0.1
2-2
signal
broken seals; labeling on day and
2-5
night ends; embossed projections on
2-12
night end available.
21
Pocket knife
Rust or corrosion; missing rivets;
0.1
2-5
loose clevis; burrs or rough projec-
2-12
tions on handle; blades hard to
open; nicks or burrs on blades;
cutting edge dull; punch blade dull
and point is blunt, spring bars not
broken.
22
Snare wire (20-foot-long)
Kinks, twists, cracks, slivers.
0.1
2-5
2-12
23
Signaling mirror
Scratches, chips, cracks, distortion;
0.1
2-5
illegible operating instructions; bro-
2-12
ken or missing lanyard.
24
Plastic ball whistle
Cork ball, eyelet rivet, or helical split
0.1
2-5
ring missing; body cracked or bro-
2-12
ken; cracks, chips, or broken edges
on mouthpiece; evidence of dirt or
foreign material; lanyard torn, cut,
or missing.
25
Packing list
Torn or missing; legibility.
0.1
2-5
2-12
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