Rotor blades, main, and tail.

TM 746-10

box. Cushion with sufficient bound fiber material to

of desiccant and seal the bag. Place sealed bag in an

prevent damage from shock or movement. Protect the

overseas-type plywood box. Cushion top, bottom, and

lens of optical items by wrapping with lens tissue.

sides with sufficient bound fiber material to prevent

damage from shock or movement.

(3) Pack large, heavy items such as

compressors, lathes, drill presses, and similar items in

bo. Rotor blades, main, and tail.

individual plywood or wood boxes.

(1) Apply P-2 to all bare, exposed, and

(4) Remove handles and wheels from electric

uncoated metal surfaces, wrap preserved areas with

power units, if practicable. Place power units with

waterproof barrier material, and secure with tape.

removed handles and wheels in plywood or wood boxes.

(2) Unit pack method I in appropriate

Block and brace with wood. Cushion blocking and

reusable metal or wood container. Cushion with bound

bracing contact points with polyethylene foam to prevent

fiber material to prevent damage from shock or

damage from shock or movement.

movement.

bt. Skis and pontoons.

bp. Scissors and sleeves.

(1) Apply P-2 to bare, exposed, and uncoated

metal surfaces, wrap preserved area with greaseproof

metal surfaces, wrap with greaseproof barrier material,

barrier material, and secure with tape.

and secure with tape.

(2) Unit pack method I. Place item in an

(2) Unit pack method I. Place in an overseas

overseas-type plywood box. Block and brace with wood.

type plywood box. Cushion with sufficient bound fiber

Cushion blocking and bracing contact points with

material to prevent damage from shock or movement.

polyethylene foam to prevent damage from movement

bq. Seats, aircraft.

or shock.

(1) Apply P-2 to all bare, exposed, and

bu. Starter generators.

uncoated metal surfaces, wrap preserved areas with

(1) Apply P-2 to bare, exposed, and uncoated

greaseproof barrier material, and secure with tape.

metal surfaces, wrap with waterproof barrier material,

(2) Unit pack method I. Place in an overseas

and secure with tape.

type plywood box. Cushion with sufficient bound fiber

(2) Unit pack submethod IId. Cushion top,

material to prevent damage from shock or movement.

bottom, and sides with sufficient bound fiber material to

br. Shop sets, ground handling, and servicing.

prevent damage from shock or movement. Place

(1) Apply P-2 to all bare, exposed, and

correct amount of desiccant in reusable metal container.

uncoated metal surfaces, wrap preserved areas with

When appropriate metal container is not available, pack

greaseproof barrier material, and secure with tape.

item submethod IIc. Cushion item with polyethylene

(2) Pack a number of small items in a

foam.

Place in a bag of watervaporproof barrier

plywood box. Cushion each item individually from other

material. Properly place correct amount of desiccant.

items with sufficient bound fiber material to prevent

Heat seal bag. Place sealed bag in an overseas-type

damage from shock or movement.

plywood box. Secure item to prevent damage from

(3) Reduce large items to their smallest cube

movement or shock.

by minimum disassembly. Attach drain bars and other

bv. Starter, hydraulic.

parts of wheeled items, if removed, to the shop set with

(1) Flush item with operating fluid and drain.

metal strapping. Strap items reduced to their smallest

Plug, cap, and tape all openings. Apply P-2 to bare,

cube in that position.

exposed, and uncoated metal surfaces, wrap preserved

(4) Preserve units powered by gasoline

area with greaseproof barrier material, and secure with

engines such as generators, as specified in paragraph

tape.

(1) above, and by fogging the fuel tank with preservative

(2) Unit pack submethod IA-5. Cushion item

oil. Place unit in plywood box and secure with wood

with sufficient bound fiber material to prevent damage

blocking and bracing to prevent damage from shock or

from shock or movement. If metal container is not

movement.

available, unit pack method I.

Place item in an

(5) Load all units of shop sets in MILVANs for

overseas-type plywood box. Cushion with sufficient

shipment.

Block all wheeled items to prevent

bound fiber material to prevent damage from shock or

movement.

bs. Shop sets, neither group handling nor trailer

bw. Starters, engine, elective. Unit pack submethod

mounted.

IId. Cushion top, bottom, and sides with sufficient

(1) Apply P-2 to all bare, exposed, and uncoated

bound fiber material to prevent damage from movement

metal surfaces, wrap preserved areas with greaseproof

or shock. Place correct amount of desiccant in reusable

barrier material, and secure with tape.

metal container. If appropriate

(2) Pack a number of small items in a plywood

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