TM 10-4330-234-13&P
SECTION VI. PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT OR STORAGE
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Short Term Storage ..........................................................................................
Intermediate Storage ........................................................................................
Administrative Storage of Equipment ................................................................
Preparation for Shipment ..................................................................................
4-22. Short Term Storage. Store the filter/separator as follows:
a. Isolate the filter/separator from the pipeline by closing the inlet valve.
b. Open the manual drain valves and drain the fuel in the tank into a suitable container.
c.
Open the drain plug at the bottom of the tank and drain fuel out of filter/separator. Disconnect ground
rod.
d. Disconnect inlet and outlet hoses from filter/separator.
WARNING
Use a lifting device, with a one ton lifting capacity, to remove
unit from pipeline. Do not allow unit to swing back and forth
while suspended. Death or serious injury to personnel or
damage to the equipment may result if this warning is ignored.
e. Remove unit from pipeline.
4-23. Intermediate Term Storage. Refer to the following documents for information relative to storing the
filter/separator.
a. TM 38-230-1 Preservation and packing of military equipment.
b. AR-750-1 Army Materiel Maintenance Policy and Retail Maintenance Operations.
c.
MIL-F-52429 Packaging of fuel separators.
4-24. Administrative Storage of Equipment .
a. Placement of equipment in administrative storage should be for short periods of time when a shortage of
maintenance effort exists. Items should be in mission readiness within 24 hours or within the time factors as
determined by the directing authority. During the storage period appropriate maintenance records will be kept.
b. Before placing equipment in administrative storage, current maintenance services and equipment
serviceable criteria (ESC) evaluations should be completed, shortcomings and deficiencies should be
corrected, and all modification work orders (MWO's) should be applied.
c. Storage site selection. Inside storage is preferred for items selected for administrative storage. If inside
storage is not available, trucks, vans, conex containers and other containers may be used.
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