SB 11-645
g. Reliability Improvement Warranty (RIW)
Requisitioning Receipt and Issue System.
effectiveness is based upon quick processing of failed
e. AR 710-3 Asset and Transaction Reporting
equipments to and from the contractor's repair facilities.
h. Aircraft utilizing the AN/ARN-124 through the
System.
retrofit installation route are the T-42 Aircraft Trainer
f.
AR 700-58 Packaging Improvement Report.
and the UH-IV (MEDEVAC) Helicopter.
i. Aviation units receiving aircraft with the new
g. AR 340-3 Official Mail.
subject equipment may requisition float as unauthorized.
4. Concept.
h. SB 38-100 Preservation, Packaging, Packing
a.
Equipment furnished under the
and Marking Materials, Supplies and Equipment Used
Reliability Improvement Warranty (RIW) will be free
by the Army.
from defects in materiel, workmanship, and design and
will operate in its intended environment in accordance
3. Background. a. The AN/ARN-124, DMS, when
with the specifications of the contract for a period of 4
1/2-years.
THE EQUIPMENT WILL CONTAIN
installed in Army aircraft (both fixed and rotary wing)
APPROPRIATE SEALS WHICH MUST NOT BE
equipped with appropriate instrumentation will provide
BROKEN OR TAMPERED WITH IN ORDER TO
distance measurement in nautical miles (NM) from 0 to
COMPLY WITH WARRANTY CONDITIONS OF THE
200 NM on a line of sight azimuth to the selected VOR
CONTRACT. It should be noted that all items returned
station.
b. The AN/ARN-124 DMS was procured by the US
for repair to the contractor will undergo a joint inspection
at the contractor's plant by both a government and a
Army with a 4 1/2-year Reliability Improvement
contractor representative. If this inspection discloses
Warranty (RIW) from the manufacturer, Rockwell
broken seals or the radio receiver- transmitter, control
International, Collins Avionics Div., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
indicator, or mounting have been tampered with, or
The warranty provides that the manufacturer repair,
undergone willful mistreatment, such units will not be
overhaul or replace, as required, any radio set or
repaired under the contract warranty. These units will
component as listed during the 4 1/2-year period.
c. During the life of the warranty period, there is to
be repaired under a separate maintenance contract with
the manufacturer.
be no repair of these items within Army maintenance
b. Under the contract terms of the warranty, the
channels, AVUM, AVIM, depot or by any facilities other
contractor shall not be obligated for the repair of any
than those of the manufacturer.
d. THE
DMS's under this warranty if failure of nonconformance
EQUIPMENT
WILL
CONTAIN
is caused by fire, explosion, submersion, aircraft crash,
APROPRIATE SEALS WHICH MUST NOT BE
enemy action, natural disaster, and/or accidental or
BROKEN OR TAMPERED WITH IN ORDER TO
willful mistreatment. However, equipment damaged or
COMPLY WITH WARRANTY CONDITIONS OF THE
requiring repair because of the forementioned causes, is
CONTRACT.
e. The return to the contractor of DMS's or part
still required to be returned to the contractor for final
inspection, evaluation and disposition. It should be
thereof found to be operating satisfactorily by both the
noted that items returned in the above categories which
contractor and Government DCASMA personnel at the
are found to void the warranty will still be evaluated for
contractor's plant will, under the provisions of the RIW,
repair under a separate contract with the manufacturer.
subject the Government to monetary penalties. To
c. Warranty and contract terms contain monetary
avoid such penalities, failures must be carefully checked
penalty conditions to the government involving the
in accordance with the TM, prior to return to the
return of a Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) found to be
contractor.
f. The RIW maintenance philosophy uses a direct
operating satisfactorily by the contractor and
Government Product Assurance Personnel upon
interface between the user's maintenance organization
inspection at the plant. Evacuating activities of LRU's
(i.e., usually the aviation unit maintenance (AVUM) or
should therefore follow the applicable procedures
aviation intermediate maintenance (AVIM) and the
involving the tests prescribed in TMs at the respective
equipment manufacturer's repair facility. This means
support levels to assure that the LRU is not functioning
that the user's maintenance organization receives,
as required before returning equipment for repair. The
processes and returns the failed unit to the
government will be required to pay a penalty charge
manufacturer. Shipment of the replacement/repaired
when the number of unverified failures returned exceeds
unit will be made direct to the evacuating maintenance
unit.
Multiple handling of servicable/unservicable
equipment between intermediate organizations is to be
avoided to eliminate long handling and processing
times.
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