as possible, according to the manner in which they will be
performed.
b. The inspection intervals designated herein will not be
exceeded except in actual operational emergencies as
explained herein. It is the commander's responsibility to deter-
mine (on an individual basis) when inspection intervals may be
exceeded. For this purpose, operational emergencies are
conditions of combat, or conditions of disaster which necessitate
flight to evacuate aircraft or personnel. Since safety may be
jeopardized when inspections are delayed to meet emergency
requirements, commanders will assure that delayed inspections
are accomplished immediately upon termination of the actual
emergency. When unusual local conditions of environment,
utilization, mission, experience of maintenance personnel,
periods of inactivity, etc., are encountered, the ALSE NCO/
officer will, at his discretion, increase the scope and/or
frequency of maintenance or inspections as necessary to insure
safety.
4. Special Information . The columns headed P and C are
used to indicate the requirements for Preflight and Calendar
inspections respectively. The calendar inspection interval is 120
days.
Refer to TM 55-1680-317-23&P for maintenance
instructions.
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