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1 TM 9-1377-200-20 TECHNICAL MANUALUNIT MAINTENANCE MANUALCARTRIDGES,CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES,ANDPROPELLANT ACTUATED DEVICESHEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYS eptember 1993TM 9-1377-200-20 LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGESWhen applicable, insert latest change pages and disposeof superseded pages in accordance with NUMBER OF PAGES IN THIS PUBLICATION IS 72 CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING:Page* thru d0A1B0i and ii01-1 thru 1-501-611-7 thru 1-1002-1 thru 2-1403-1 thru 3-2404-1 and 4-20A-1 and A-20B-1 thru B-40C-1 and C-20D-1 thru D-40 Authentication Page0* Zero indicates an original 1 ATM 9-1377-200-20 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANKBTM 9-1377-200-20 WARNING PAGEIn addition to the specific CAUTIONS and WARNINGS set forth in the text for each individual item, the following aregeneral safety precautions that are not related to any specific procedure.

2 These safety precautions do not appearelsewhere in this publication. All personnel shall understand and apply these safety precautions during maintenance andoperation of explosively actuated systems: WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTESW arnings, cautions, and notesWarnings, cautions, and notes found in this MANUAL are defined as follows:WARNINGAn operating or maintenance procedure, practice, etc., which, if not strictly observed, could result in injury to or death operating or maintenance procedure, which, if not strictly observed, could result in damage to or destruction ofequipment, or loss of mission operating or maintenance procedure, condition, etc., which is essential to emphasize or 9-1377-200-20 WARNINGTHE EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL WHICH,IF INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED, CAN RESULT IN INJURY TO OR DEATH OF PERSONNEL ANDDAMAGE TO OR DESTRUCTION OF EQUIPMENT.

3 ALL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THEMAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THIS EQUIPMENT SHALL BE THOROUGHLY FAMILIARWITH THE CONTENTS OF THIS CADS/PADS SHALL BE HANDLED AS LIVE WHICH HAVE BEEN FIRED MAY RETAIN AN EXPLOSIVE RESIDUE CAPABLE OFPRESENTING A HAZARDOUS DEVICE SUSPECTED OF HAVING BEEN FIRED SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM READY-FOR-ISSUE MATERIAL AND CLEARLY MARKED TO PREVENT ISSUE OR USE. DISPOSITION SHALLBE REQUESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DA PAM 738-750. SUSPECT CADS/PADS SHALL BEHANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS APPLICABLE TO THE LIVE ITEMCONTAINED IN THIS INITIATED CADS SHALL NOT BE RESISTANCE CHECKED PRIOR TOINSTALLATION IN THE DEVICE OF INTENDED AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHALL BE DEACTIVATED AND THE AIRCRAFT SHALL BEPROPERLY GROUNDED PRIOR TO AND DURING MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICALLY INITIATEDCADS.

4 ELECTRICAL TESTING ( RESISTANCE CHECK, CONTINUITY TEST) OF CADS AND OFAIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WITH CADS INSTALLED USING OTHER THAN BUILT-IN TEST EQUIPMENT(BITE) IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AT ALL LEVELS OF RECEIVED IN A DAMAGED CONDITION SHALL NOT BE USED. THESE CADS/PADSSHALL BE REPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AR 55-38, AR 735-11-2, DA PAM 738-750 AND A CAD/PAD IS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, HELICOPTER, OR EQUIPMENT FORINSPECTION OR SAFETY REASONS, IT SHOULD BE MARKED OR TAGGED WITH IDENTIFYINGDATA SO IT CAN BE REINSTALLED IN THE SAME DEVICE FROM WHICH IT WAS DOES NOT APPLY TO STORES RELEASE SHALL NOT BE REMOVED FROM "SEALED-IN" DEVICES. A CAD OR PAD FOUNDTO HAVE NO IDENT'I'ICATION MARKINGS SHALL NOT BE USED. SUCH CADS/PADS SHALL BEREPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DA PAM 738-750 AND DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITHTM 9-1377-200-20 SPECIAL CARE SHALL BE EXERCISED TO PREVENT CADS/PADS FROM BEING DROPPED ORSTRUCK.

5 A DEFORMED, DENTED, OR CORRODED DEVICE SHALL NOT BE USED. CORRODEDCADS/PADS AND CADS/PADS SUSPECTED OF HAVING BEEN DROPPED OR STRUCK WILL BEREPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DA PAM 738-750 WITH A REQUEST FOR DURING AN EMERGENCY, AND ONLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE UNITCOMMANDER, CADS/PADS SHALL NOT BE REMOVED FROM OR INSTALLED INTOAIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS DURING FUELING/DEFUELING AND ALUMINUM CAPS AND PLUGS SHALL NOT BE USED AS PROTECTIVE CLOSURESDURING MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEMS USING INSTALLING AN ELECTRICALLY INITIATED CAD, ENSURE ALL CIRCUITS OF THEACTUATING SYSTEM ARE USED IN ESCAPE SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED FOR ONE-TIME-USE ONLY,BALLISTICALLY. THEY ARE NOT TO BE REFURBISHED FOR USE AFTER NOT APPLY ANTI-CORROSIVE MATERIALS TO CADS/PADS UNLESS SPECIFICALLYAPPROVED AND DIRECTED TO DO SO BY THE AIRCRAFT/EQUIPMENT TM ORAPPROPRIATE TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE.

6 IF ANTI-CORROSIVE MATERIAL IS BEING APPLIED INTHE VICINITY OF CADS/PADS, CARE WILL BE EXERCISED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OFTHE OF AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION IS BASED UPON SURVEILLANCEDATA RESULTING FROM TESTS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE RELIABILITY OF A CAD/PADBEYOND ITS ESTABLISHED SERVICE LIFE. CADS/PADS SHALL NOT BE USED BEYOND THECONTINGENCY (30 DAY) EXTENSION DATE WITHOUT APPROVAL BY AMCCOM, ROCK ISLAND, PREVENT INJURY, RELEASE TENSION BY PRESSING DOWN ON TOP OF BOX WHILECUTTING STRAPS ON SIDE OF SHALL WEAR SUITABLE EYE PROTECTION AND GLOVES WHEN PERFORMINGTHE FOLLOWING NOT ROLL, DROP THROW OR SUBJECT CADS/PADS TO ROUGH HANDLING. THESECADS/PADS ARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) CLASS C AND B AIDSEE FM 21-11 FOR GENERAL FIRST AID 9-1377-200-20 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANKdTM 9-1377-200-20 LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGESWhen applicable, insert latest change pages and disposeof superseded pages in accordance with NUMBER OF PAGES IN THIS PUBLICATION IS 72 CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING:Page* thru d0A1B0i and ii01-1 thru 1-501-611-7 thru 1-1002-1 thru 2-1403-1 thru 3-2404-1 and 4-20A-1 and A-20B-1 thru B-40C-1 and C-20D-1 thru D-40 Authentication Page0* Zero indicates an original 9-1377-200-20 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANKB*TM 9-1377-200-20 TECHNICAL MANUAL )HEADQUARTERS)DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYNo.

7 9-1377-200-20 )Washington, DC, 22 September 1993 UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUALCARTRIDGES,CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICESAND PROPELLANT ACTUATED DEVICESREPORTING OF ERRORSYou can help improve this MANUAL . If you find any mistakes or know of a way to improvethe procedures, please let us know. Mail your DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes toPublications and Blank Forms), or DA Form 2028-2 located in the back of this manualdirect to Commander, Army Armament Research, Development and EngineeringCenter, ATTN: SMCAR-LSB, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. A reply will befurnished to ..1-1 Forms, records and of Ammunition to Prevent Enemy Use ..1-1 Safety ..1-1 Maintenance Policy ..1-3 Care and Handling .. by EOD Personnel.

8 1-4 Service Life ..1-4 Shelf Deployment ..1-6 Service Life Changes ..1-7 Marking Expiration Dates and Logbook Entries ..1-7 Service Life AND DATAS ection , Aircraft Fire IVCartridge, Delay ..2-5 Section VDetonating Cord and Window Cutting Assemblies ..2-6 Section , Impulse ..2-10 Section ..2-11 Section Catapults and Rocket Motors ..2-12 Section Items ..2-13*This MANUAL supersedes TM 9-1377-200-20 &P dated 28 November 1985, including all 9-1377-200-20 PageCHAPTER INSTRUCTIONSS ection Upon Receipt of Materiel ..3-1 Section and Equipment ..3-7 Section ..3-8 Section IVAircraft Log Book Entries ..3-23 Section VRemoval and Installation of CADs/PADs ..3-23 CHAPTER AND STORAGES ection ..A-1 APPENDIX ALLOCATION CHART.

9 B-1 APPENDIX UNIT MAINTENANCE ACCESSORIES, AND TOOLS ..C-1 APPENDIX UNIT MAINTENANCE PACKING MATERIALS,EXPENDABLE AND DURABLE ITEMS LIST ..D-1 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSF igure of code for ammunition production lot number ..1-51-2 Message format for CAD/PAD service life extension/request ..1-91-3 Message format for CAD/PAD service life containers (with sallee closer) ..3-23-2 Typical closer ..3-63-4 Aircraft fire extinguisher cartridges ..3-173-5 Impulse and delay cartridges ..3-183-6 Detonating cords ..3-193-7 Armed/firing line cutters ..3-203-9 Rocket motor ..3-203-10 Cutter, cartridge actuated, M21 and ..3-22 LIST OF TABLEST able Authorized Aircraft Extinguisher Cartridges (Group 0100) ..2-22-2 Army Authorized Cutters (Group 0200)..2-42-3 Army Authorized Delay Cartridges (Group 0300).

10 2-52-4 Army Authorized Detonating Cord and Window Cutting Assemblies(Group 0400) ..2-62-5 Army Authorized Impulse Cartridges (Group 0500)..2-102-6 Army Authorized Initiators/Firing Mechanisms (Group 0600) ..2-112-7 Army Authorized Rocket Catapults and Rocket Motors (Group 0700) ..2-122-8 Army Authorized Thrusters (Group 0800) ..2-122-9 Army Authorized Miscellaneous Items (Group 0900) ..2-133-1 Inspection Criteria for Criteria ..3-13iiTM 9-1377-200-20 CHAPTER 9-1377-200-20 is intended to informDepartment of the Army personnel of the procedures forthe proper identification, handling, storage and use ofFederal Supply Class (FSC) 1377 Cartridges/CartridgeActuated Devices (CADs) and Propellant ActuatedDevices (PADs). Throughout this MANUAL , the termCAD shall be synonymous with and collectivelyrepresent FSC 1377 cartridges, cartridge actuateddevices, and explosive detonating cord systems used inaircraft/helicopter emergency escape systems, fireextinguisher systems, and equipment/stores jettison andseparation systems.