Section I. GENERAL - TB-43-0002-430007

TB 43-0002-43

Section I. GENERAL

1. Purpose. To implement the provisions of AR 750-1 pertinent to one-time repair expenditure limits and to

provide guidance for technical inspection and disposition instructions for equipment listed herein.

2. Scope. This bulletin applies to all active U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard organizations,

installations, and activities engaged in supply and maintenance (either contract or in-house) of aerial delivery

equipment.

3. Definitions.

a. Shelf Life: The time a parachute is in the depot or in the field unit but has not been removed from the

depot or manufacturer's container.

b. Service Life: Starts when the using unit receives the parachute and removes it from its shipping

container.

c. Age Life: The maximum period of time during which an item is serviceable for its intended use. Age life

begins at the date of manufacture and extends over a specified number of years. Age life encompasses

both shelf life and service life.

d. Date Placed in Service: Prior to being placed into service, personnel parachutes having no previous

use will be marked to reflect the date of entry into service. Reference TM 10-1670-201-23.

Section II. ONE-TIME REPAIR EXPENDITURE LIMITS

4. Procedures.

a. One-time expenditure limits are applicable each time an item becomes unserviceable. The one-time

repair expenditure limit is expressed as a percentage of the total repair cost estimate to the total cost of

the end item.

b. The procedure for determining the repair expenditure limit for an item is as follows:

(1) Obtain the current price of the end item.

(2) The repair cost estimate is the sum total of the estimated cost of labor and parts listed in the

technical inspection report as necessary requirements for the restoration of an end item to a

serviceable condtion.

c. Repair eligibility will be determined by comparing the report cost estimate with the product of the

percentage shown on the applicable repair limitations chart, times the current price of the unserviceable

end item. An end item loses its repair eligibility if the estimated cost of repair exceeds this product

(except with waiver in accordance with AR 750-1). The maximum allowable one-time overhaul allowance

of 65 percent as authorized in AR 750-1 is restricted to those years identified in this bulletin.

d. The expenditure limit is 100 percent of the acquisition cost for components, assemblies and recoverable

repair parts applicable to the end items of equipment that have remaining repair eligibility cited in this

bulletin. Replace the components, assemblies, and recoverable repair parts where cost of repair exceeds

100 percent.

e. The above paragraph is applicable to bulk components, assemblies, and/or recoverable parts to be

repaired and returned to the pipleine for issue. These bulk items are those items in support of the direct

exchange program.