Section 7: Repair Assessment Guide
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M-Straps/Top Chains Repair Criteria
Category 1: Safety
Cease operations and repair immediately.
• Broken top chains.
• Broken or missing shackles.
• Two or more broken M-straps.
Category 2: Operational
Repair before next day’s operation or eight hours flight time.
• M-straps with more than 25% of the fabric strands broken.
• Visibly worn top chains.
• Bent, gouged, worn or cracked shackles and shackle pins.
Category 3: Monitor
Monitor and/or repair if condition deteriorates.
• Damage to an M-strap that does not exceed 25% of the fabric.
• Minor wear, impact marks or corrosion on chains.
• Minor wear, impact marks or corrosion on shackles.