TM 55-1500-342-23
(5)
CHART E (Loading Data and Special
Weighing Instructions). The CHART E is considered a
semi-permanent chart and is to be retained in the
aircraft's weight and balance file until a revised CHART
E is published in the aircraft maintenance manual.
Following
publication
of
the
CHART
E
in
the
maintenance manual, the CHART E in the aircraft file is
no longer required and shall be removed and destroyed
locally.
b. The weight and balance file shall be maintained
and kept current for each aircraft from the time of
delivery of an aircraft to the Army until salvage or
retirement of the aircraft. Upon transfer of an aircraft,
the commanding officer of the transferring activity is
responsible for insuring the weight and balance file
accompanies the aircraft.
c. Any of the DD Form 365 series can be
duplicated for reason of replacing lost, mutilated, or
illegible forms. When the action is taken, each form
duplicated shall contain a statement to the effect that
the entries are certified true and accurate, followed by
signature
of
certifying
individual,
date,
and
organizational identity. Duplication of lost or illegible
forms requires a physical inventory for DD Form 365-1
and weighing the aircraft for DD Form 365-2.
d. The aircraft weight and balance file for aircraft
stricken from the Army inventory is to be disposed of as
follows:
(1)
Destroyed/damaged aircraft. Destroy file
locally, after necessary investigation and reporting,
provided the aircraft does not fall into any of the
following categories.
(a) Weight and balance records of
aircraft that have been involved in accident(s) resulting
in death or injury to any person, and/or damage to other
than Government property, are to be retained by the
operating activity for a period of one year (for defense in
litigation action) and then forwarded to Commander, US
Army Aviation and Troop Command, ATTN: AMSAT-I-
MEP 4300 Goodfellow Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri
63120-1798, with a statement that aircraft may be
subject to litigation.
(b) Damaged
aircraft
which
are
uneconomically repairable (by Army standards), under
disposal conditions, may be transferred of offered for
sale to other than an Army custodian. The weight and
balance file for such aircraft shall accompany the
aircraft to the acquiring agency/individual(s).
(2)
Excessed aircraft. For aircraft whether in
a serviceable or repairable condition which are to be
transferred or offered for sale to other than Army
custody, the weight and balance file will accompany the
aircraft to the acquiring agency/individual(s).
4-4. Related Publications.
a. AR
95-3
General
Provisions,
Training,
Standardization, and Resource Management.
b. MIL-W-25140, Weight and Balance Control
Data.
c. DA PAM 738-751, Functional users manual for
the Army Maintenance Management System-Aviation
(TAMMS-A).
d. A 9-1, General Provision and Flight Regulations.
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