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A7LDon Doff
A7LDon Doff
SECTION VII
DONNING PROCEDURES
7-l GENERAL
The A7L contract end items have been designed so that trained personnel
may don this equipment without assistance. The aid of a technician or
fellow crew member, however, can expedite donning. Technicians and crew
men must be familiar with the procedures outlined in this section before
donning any portion of the CEI's. The procedures are amplified in
nature, and suggest the steps required to properly don A7L contract end
items; they do not, however, distinguish becween ground or in-flight
(zero G) situations nor do they differentiate between specific areas for
task accomplishment. Interface data is limited, and references to stow
age practices are not included.
NOTE
NOTE
a. Apply protective ointment over both buttocks and entire perineal area
of the body. Duplicate applications shall be made to all anal fis
sure tissues. Approximately one-third of the contents of the oint
ment tube shall be utilized for each application.
NOTE
b. Don the FCS in the same manner as conventional underwear shorts and
place genitals through front-opening.
NOTE
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CAUTION
CAUTION
f. Insure that the LCG is adjusted over the knee, elbow, shoulder and
medical injection disc areas so that the rerouted tubing in these
areas is comfortably oriented to these areas.
NOTE
a. Remove the cuff half of the UCTA flange by depressing the projecting
release levers and twisting the cuff-half of the flange slightly
while lifting it from the UCTA.
NOTE
b. Place the rolled bead of the larger diameter end of the UCTA roll-on
cuff in the groove provided on the metal cuff-half of the UCTA
flange so as not to obstruct the six air bleed slots around the
bottom of the flange.
c. If the UCTA has been previously worn, it will be stowed in the PGA
with a UCTA clamp on the cuff. Remove and stow the UCTA and proceed
with the following steps.
d. Roll the cuff down toward the cuff flange as far as possible.
e. Place penis in the cuff and roll the cuff onto penis.
g. Attach the waistband blue velcro patch to the blue velcro patch on
the UCTA.
h. Holding the UCTA in place, attach the waistband white velcro patch
to the white velcro patch on the UCTA.
NOTE
i. Attach the velcro strip of the harness crotch strap to the velcro
tab on the UCTA.
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k. Evacuate as much gas as possible from the UCTA before connecting the
drain hose.
NOTE
c. Open shoulder cable disconnect access flap, pull out and rotate
shoulder cable disconnect knob, and disengage shoulder cable ends,
(on suits equipped with shoulder cable disconnect) .
CAUTION
During the donning sequence the crewman must not sit on the
pressure closure seal unless the slide fastener is closed,
and the pressure closure seal must not be permitted to come
in contact with objects or surfaces which could cause rips,
cuts, snags or other damage.
g. Fully open both the restraint and pressure sealing slide fastener
closures.
h. Insert the red colored suit donning lanyard through the pull tab of
the restraint slide fastener slider and the blue colored suit donning
lanyard through the pull tab of the pressure sealing slide fastener slider.
CAUTION
i. Grasp TLSA and, while assuming a sitting attitude, place TLSA on lap
with rear-entry area open.
CAUTION
j. With one hand, grasp TLSA by the helmet a ttaching ring and with the other
hand, grasp the suit donning assist strap located on the left knee area.
CAUTION
k. Carefully place left foot into TLSA and manipulate foot to enable
ea�y insertion into boot.
l. Release hold on suit donning assist straps; grasp tab on upper rear
of boot and carefully maneuver foot until it becomes fully positioned
into boot.
CAUTION
q. Remove water connector plug and connect the LCG water connector to
the TLSA multiple water connector receptacle. (Disregard if LCG is
not worn).
NOTE
s. Insert hands into shoulder convolutes, lower and position head into
neck ring while simultaneously slipping hands fully into arms and
through wrist disconnects.
u. Grasp back of neck ring and top of CWG or LCG with one hand and with
other hand, grasp the red donning lanyard, pull out and down to
position restraint slide fastener slider toward middle of the back.
v. Pull red donning lanyard over buttocks while running fingers ahead
of slider to_prevent snagging of the CWG of LOG.
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w. Grasp tab of restraint slider from the front and fully close res
traint slide fastener.
x. Remove suit donning lanyard; tuck slider tab up into TLSA, and stow
lanyard in pocket.
y. Grasp back of neck ring with one hand and with other hand grasp the
blue donning lanyard; pull lanyard out and down to situate pressure
sealing slide fastener slider to mid-back.
aa. Grasp pressure sealing slider tab from front of TLSA and fully close
pressure sealing slide fastener.
ad. Position lock assembly over slider and push lock button to the LOCK
position.
ae. Close cover flap over slide fastener and engage fasteners.
CAUTION
CAUTION
CAUTION
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aj. Close cover flap over shoulder cable disconnect (as applicable).
CAUTION
NOTE
c. Ensure that glove palm restraint is loosened, then place hand into
glove.
d. Align glove wrist disconnect with that of suit wrist disconnect and
engage both units.
e. Ensure that glove may be easily rotated and place the suit wrist
disconnect in the LOCK position.
NOTE
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a. Insert the PGA boot into the enlarged upper portion of the lunar
boot and pull up on the donning strap assembly to facilitate posi
tioning the PGA boot.
b. Fold the surplus material at the upper edges to overlap the tongue
area and then engage the snap fasteners and retaining strap attached
to each fold.
c. Wrap the strap assemblies securely across the instep and engage the
latch mechanism.
NOTE
a. Position connector cover over chest area of TLSA and engage fastener&
d. Ensure that glove palm restraint is loosened, then place hand into
glove.
e. Align glove wrist disconnect with that of suit wrist disconnect and
engage both units.
f. Ensure that glove rotates easily and place the suit wrist disconnect
to the LOCK position.
h. Adjust palm restraint as desired; close cover flap and engage faste
ners.
CAUTION
NOTE
d. Lower EVVA onto helmet attaching ring and engage latching mechanism.
CAUTION
a. Insure that the visors and both eyeshades are in the up position.
d. Align the LEVA separation point with the PHA index marks so as to
permit maximum range of vision and to align with the feed port cover.
e. Engage the latching mechanism and fasten the collar flap in place.
a. After removing the helmet assembly and prior to water egress, pull
the neck dam over the head and position it comfortably around the
neck.
b. Engage the neck dam ring with the PGA helmet attaching ring.
SECTION VIII
8-1 GENERAL
The A7L contract end items have been designed so that a trained subject
can doff this equipment without assistance. The aid of a suit techni
cian or fellow crewman, however, can expedite doffing. Technicians and
crewmen must be familiar with the procedures outlined in this section
before doffing any portion of the CEI's.
NOTE
CAUTION
b. Ensure that both visors are locked in the full OPEN position and
disengage latching mechanism.
CAUTION
a. Ensure that the eyeshades and visors are in the full up position.
b. Disengage the fastener tape which holds the LEVA collar in place and
then disengage the latching mechanism.
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a. Release the instep strap latch mechanism and disengage the strap
assembly.
b. Loosen the retaining strap and snaps at the overlapping folds, and
unfold the overlapping material.
c. Remove blue suit donning lanyard from lanyard pocket; unlock pres
sure sealing slide fastener lock assembly; release slider tab snap
fastener and position suit donning lanyard into slider tab.
d. Grasp blue suit donning lanyard and pull until the pressure sealing
slider tab is in the full OPEN position and remove suit donning
lanyard.
e. Remove red suit donning lanyard from lanyard pocket; release res
traint slider tab from its stowed position and insert lanyard into
slider tab.
f. Grasp the red suit donning lanyard; pull until the restraint slider
is in the full OPEN position and remove the suit donning lanyard.
i. Grasp the TLSA at rear entry area and separate the slide fasteners;
slip the TLSA from around the back and buttocks.
k. Grasp the helmet attaching ring, slip head out, and pull both arms
away from TLSA.
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NOTE
a. Disconnect the UCTA drain hose quick disconnect from the mating dis
connect of the suit-mounted UcrA transfer hose assembly.
b. After completing doff of the PGA, hold the UCTA in place and detach
the waistband velcro patches.
e. Fold the cuff in half and clamp it closed with the UCTA clamp.
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a. Unlock helmet attaching ring and separate neck dam from the helmet
attaching ring.
NOTE
To fold the flexible ring neck dam, grip the metal ring
with both hands, (placed 180 degrees apart) then twist
the hands in opposite directions to form a figure eight
and simultaneously push the assembly in itself to form a
spiral-shaped compact unit.