1、A-A-50652 4 March 1981 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION LI FE PRESERVER, VEST, ADULT OR CH I LD (35-POUND BUOYANCY) The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this comercial item description in preference to MIL-L-38200. Scope. This commercial item description covers a life preserver.
2、4. - Applicable documents. The following documents are referenced in this commercial item description. MI L-c-601 Cy1 inders, Carbon Dioxide Fi 1 led, Technical MIL-F-10884 Fasteners, Snap MIL-C-83489 Cloth, Coated, Nylon, Polyurethane Coated (Copies of these mi 1 i tary spec activity or as directed
3、 by the FED-STB-751 Stitches, Seams (cop i es or as d fications can be obtained from the procuring contracting officer.) and Stitckings of this Federal standard can be obtained from the procuring act-ivity rectad by the contracting officer.) Federal Aviation Regulations (Copies of these regulations
4、can be obtained from the Department of Transportat i on; Federa 1 Av at ion Admi ni st rat ion; Wash i ngton, D. C. 20591 .) ATA Specification 801, 1 July 1958, “Airline Life Jackets“ (Copies of this specification can be obtained from the Air Transport Association of America; 1709 New York Ave., N.
5、W.; Washington, D. C. 20006.) Materials. Except for the coated fabrics, the materials that are used for the life preserver shall comply with ATA Specification 801. that are used for the life preserver, including the flotation chambers and the storage container, shall conform to type.1 of MIL-C-83489
6、 except that the minimum tearing strength of the coated cloth shall be 4.5 pounds in the warp direction and 3.5 pounds in the filling direction. fabrics chal 1 be Spanish ye1 low in accordance with ATA Specif cation 801. The coated fabrics t The color of the coated Description. The life preserver sh
7、all be a commercial airline, heat sealed design that conforms to the requirements of paragraph 37.123 (“Life Preserver - TSO-13c1), subpart A, part 37 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The life preserver shall be a reversible vest type of life preserver that will fit adults and children that are
8、over 18 months old. The life preserver shall be fitted with an adjustable waist strap and a water-activated light with two removable water plugs installed in the battery. The life preserver shall have two inflatable chambers that will encircle the neck of the wearer. Each inflatable chamber shall be
9、 fitted with a carbon dioxide inflation assembly and an oral inflation assembly. The carbon dioxide inflation assembly shall consist of an inflator and a filled carbon dioxide cylinder. The oral inflation assembly shall consist of a tube and a valve. preserver shall be placed in a storage container.
10、 T Paranus, New Jersey), (b) The two filled carbon dioxide cylinders shall conform to type III Of MIL-C-601. (0) The two oral inflation tubes and the two oral inflation valves shall be equal to Roberts 727-ACU-66, Roberts 6-3/4 inch red urethane oral tube (manufactured by the Halkey-Roberts Corporat
11、ion; Paranus, New Jersey) . (d) The water-activated light shall be an emergency signal light that is equal to Part No. L-8-1 (manufactured by ACR Electronics, Inc.; Hollywood, Florida) I (o) The storage container shall conform to figure 1. (f) The adjustable waist strap shall be a 3/4-inch-wide stra
12、p, shall be attached to a back strap panel, and shall be fitted with two swivel eye snaps COP connection to a single llD1t ring that is sewn to the front of the life presep?ver. 16he 3/4 inch swivel eye snaps shall be equal to Part No. 435 (manufactured by the North and Judd Manufacturing Company; N
13、ew Britain, Coanectieut) tile Norith and Judd Manufacturing Company; New Britain, Connecticut). Tho l1Df1 ring shall be equal to Part No. 452 (manufactured by Berformancg. The performance of the life preserver shall conform to ATA Specification 801 except that, when the life preserver is inflated wi
14、th the 32 grams of the carbon dioxde in the two filled carbon dioxide cylinders, the buoyancy shall. be nt less than 35 pounds. gonninn and operation instructions. Donning and operating instructions shall be pictorially depicted on both sides of the back strap attachment panel. Donning and operating
15、 instructions and figures shall be printed on the storage container Jdentification of product. The life preserver and the storage container shall be marked for identification in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 37.123 (IlLife Preservers - TSO-13cf1), subpart A, part 37 of the Federal Av
16、iation Regulations. The information llAdult/Childll and “Buoyancy 35 Lbsgl shall be included in the identification marking. S;onfinuration control. Unless otherwise directed by the contracting officer, the contractor shall not change the configuration of the life preserver to be delivered to the Gov
17、ernment, notwithstanding authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration. Certifioation. to the requirements specified herein and to the producers own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices and is the sane product that is offered for sale in the commercial market
18、place. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to the first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the aontract. The contractor shall certify that the product offered conforms 2 Licensed by Information Handling Servicesd)
19、 A-A-50652 42 9 7777774 OOLb1iO2 b 3-1/4 A-A-50652 STITCH TYPE 303. AHD SEAM TYPE EFa-i OF FED-3TD-751 E 8-112 - SNAP FASTENERS. CONFORMING BUTTON: 24 LINE SIZE, SIZE 1 AND STUD AND EYELET: SIZE i), FINISH 2 OF MI L- F- 10884 MARKING 7 1/4-INCH-WIDE HEM (STITCH TYPE 301 AND SEAM TYPE SSa-1 OF FED-ST
20、D-751) DIMENSIONS IN INCHES TOLERANCE: 2 i/4 STITCHES PER INCH: 8-10 FIGURE 1. Storage container. 3 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesA-A-50652 Yi 777747Y 00I1bY03 = A-A-50652 Quality assurance Provisions. contractors plant, in accordance with ATA Specification 801 as amended herein and the c
21、ontractors quality assurance provisions that are on file at the Engineering and Manufacturing Branch of the Regional Office of the Federal Aviation Administration, to determine compliance with the requirements that are speoified herein Each life preserver shall be inspected at the packaginq. with st
22、andard commercial practice, Unit containers, intemediate containers, and shipping containers shall be marked in accordance with the instructions in the contract or order. ihe life preserver shall be prepared for delivery in accordance ? Jntended use. The life preserver covered by this commercial ite
23、m description ia intended to be used as emergency flotation gear by an adult or a child while 8 passenser aboard an aircraft of the Military Airlift Command during flights over water. ,rderinK data. Procurement documents should specify the following : (a) Title, number, and date of this commercial item description (b) Marking for shipment. Custodian : Air Foroe - 11 Reviewr : Air Force - 99 4 GSh DC=0110229 Preparing ao t iv it y : Air .Force - 11 Project No 4220-F27y Licensed by Information Handling Services
