URGENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN
AUTHORIZED INTERIM APPROVALS FOR METHYL ETHYL KETONE
(MEK) IN ARMY AVIATION
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC
30 November 1998
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
REPORTING ERRORS AND RECOMMENDING IMPROVEMENTS
You can help improve this manual. If you find any mistakes, or if you know of a way to improve these procedures, please
let us know. Mail your letter of DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publication and Blank Forms), or DA Form
2028-2 located in the back of this manual directly to: Commander, US Army Aviation and Missile Command, ATTN:
AMSAM-MMC-LS-LP, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5230. You may also submit your recommended changes by email
directly to Is-Ip@redstone.army or by fax 256-842-6546/DSN 788-6546. A reply will be furnished directly to you.
Instruction for sending an electronic 2028 may be found at the back of this manual immediately preceding the hard copy
2028.
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1. Purpose .................................................................................................................. 3
2. Background ............................................................................................................. 3
3. Interim Alternatives to MEK ..................................................................................... 3
a. Desoclean 45 ...................................................................................................... 3
b. DS-108 . ............................................................................................................. 4
c. Acetone/Aliphatic Naptha ..................................................................................... 4
d. MIL-T-81772 ........................................................................................................ 5
4. Deviation from Documentation ................................................................................. 6
5. AMCOM Environmental Technol ogy Team Hotline .................................................... 6
6. Point of Contact ...................................................................................................... 6
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