Immediately upon receipt of notification of
Marine air wing (CGMAW); and the functional
wing/commanding general, Marine brigade
transfer, the transfer ring activity inventories all
(CGMARBDE).
equipment specifically assigned to the aircraft (AIR
and MESM equipment), including all items that
For the AIR shortages to be related to any specific
cannot be placed aboard the aircraft for transfer, and
inventory or transfer transaction, the following
then lists such equipment on a DD Form 1149. This
mandatory entries are made on the OPNAV Form
loose equipment is turned in to supply for appropriate
4790/112:
shipment to the receiving activity. A receipt copy of
Name of transferring/receiving activity
the DD Form 1149 is attached to the AIR and one is
retained by the shipping activity for the record.
Equipment check/certification number
When an aircraft is delivered to a depot or
Date
contractor facility and is scheduled to be returned to
Signature of the inventorying activity's com-
the same organization after special depot-level
maintenance (SDLM), testing, or special projects,
manding officer or representative authorized to
items not requiring rework or required by an activity
sign by direction
for testing or special projects are retained by the
When shortages are discovered on receipt of an aircraft
current reporting activity. All removals should be
and are not properly recorded in the AIR, the receiving
appropriately noted on the OPNAV Form 4790/112 to
organization itemizes shortages and submits a list of
relieve the depot or other activity of accountability
such shortages within ten working days after receipt of
r e q u i r e m e n t s . T h e O P NAV Fo r m 4 7 9 0 / 1 0 4 i s
the aircraft to the organization from which the aircraft
certified during the transfer action.
was received.
When an aircraft is transferred via a depot or
The transferring organization takes the following
contractor program, the transferring activity ships
action within 15 working days after receipt of
only the minimum of essential AIR items noting all
shortage identification:
shortages on the OPNAV Form 4790/112. The
Furnishes voucher turn-in documents or
remaining equipment is shipped to the receiving
shipping data indicating shortages are en route.
activity 30 days before the scheduled depot or
contractor completion date. The OPNAV Form
If the transferring activity is unable to locate or
4790/104 is certified during this transferring action.
justify missing items, an explanatory statement
signed personally by the transferring activity's
AIR Shortages
commanding officer is forwarded to the
accepting activity indicating the authority for
When shortages of inventory items are revealed in
shortages; for example, the report of survey.
preparing an aircraft for transfer, every effort should
be made to locate the items or effect replacement
In all cases, authority for transferring aircraft
before transfer. However, transfer of the aircraft must
with shortages must be obtained from the ACC/
not be delayed pending replacement of the items.
TYCOM before aircraft transfer.
Before transfer, an OPNAV Form 4790/112 is
FLIGHT PACKETS
prepared, listing all missing AIR- and MESM-related
items. The original signed copy of this form is
Material control officers of aviation activities
retained by the transferring activity as a permanent
maintain a supply of flight packets for issue to pilots
record of transfer. A second copy of the form remains
that make extended flights. Flight packets contain
in the AIR and is delivered to the accepting activity. A
instructions to assist pilots in getting material or
third copy of the form is forwarded to the aircraft
services needed for continuation of flight. The
controlling
custodian/type
commander
following paragraphs describe the items included in
(ACC/TYCOM) of the transferring activity. In case of
the flight packet.
an aircraft transfer between ACCs/TYCOMs, the
third copy of the form is forwarded to the
Procurement Documents
ACC/TYCOM of the accepting activity. A fourth
copy is forwarded to the appropriate commander,
Procurement documents are the documents used
fleet air (COMFAIR); the commanding general,
for getting material or services. The forms used are DD
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