LAUNCH FRAME - REMOVAL

TM 5-5420-279-23

LAUNCH FRAME - REMOVAL

This task covers:

a. Remove

b. Install

INITIAL SETUP:

Tools Required

Tool Kit, General Mechanic's, Automotive (GMTK)

Ladder/access platform

Fall arrest (safety) equipment

Leather Gloves/Gauntlets

Crane and slings to lift launch frame

Supports for launch frame when removed from A-frame

Materials Required

None

Personnel Required

Four

Equipment Conditions

A-Frame deployed, stabilizer legs retracted

Slide frame not deployed, ISO locks locked

Forward Launch Beam in launcher

Far and Home Bank Carriages on Launch Beam

WARNING

FALL INJURY WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHT, THIS OPERATION IS CARRIED OUT

AT HEIGHTS UP TO 20FT (6M) THE RELEVANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS MUST BE

OBSERVED.

CRUSH INJURY. THE LAUNCH-FRAME IS HEAVY.

INJURY FROM EXTREME HYDRAULIC OIL PRESSURE. THE SYSTEM MUST BE

DE-PRESSURIZED BEFORE DISCONNECTING ANY HYDRAULIC LINES.

SLIP AND FALL INJURY. PERSONNEL MAY SLIP ON SPILLED HYDRAULIC

FLUID. SUITABLE CONTAINERS AND FLUID ABSORBENT MATERIALS ARE TO

BE USED TO CONTAIN SPILLAGE.

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