TM 10-1670-327-23&P
UNIT MAINTENANCE
MC-6 PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM
NSN 1670-01-527-7537
MAIN CANOPY FORWARD EXTENDED GORE ASSEMBLY
REPLACE
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Personnel Required
Knife (Item 26, WP 0097 00)
92R (10) Parachute Rigger
Sewing Machine, Light Duty (Item 56, WP 0097 00)
Sewing Machine, Double Needle (Item 54, WP 0097 00)
Sewing Machine, Bartack, 28 Stitch (Item 51, WP 0097
Line Insertion Tool (Finger Trap) (Item 28, WP 0097 00)
Stitch Removal Tool (Item 62, WP 0097 00)
Materials/Parts
Equipment Condition
Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 51, WP 0109 00)
Unpacked
Pencil, China Marker, Yellow (Item 35, WP 0109 00)
Pencil, Marking, China, White (Item 36, WP 0109 00)
Pin, Steel, T, Size 24 (Item 37, WP 0109 00)
NOTE
Double needle sewing machine can be used in place of single needle sewing machine.
REPLACE
NOTE
Each extended gore is a complete assembly that is sewn over a finished opening. You
will remove the damaged extended gore assembly and sew a new one on in the same
location.
NOTE
There are two different extended gore assemblies, left and right. There is no difference
between the forward and aft extended gore assemblies.
NOTE
The forward extended gores are located on gores 7 and 21 (left and right respectively).
NOTE
To ensure proper installation of the new extended gore ensure that the sewing machine
that will be used to conduct the repair has been tested for proper stitching pattern,
stitches per inch, tension, and correct type of thread.
Replace a damaged Forward extended gore as follows:
1. Carefully cut the attaching loops on the extended gore being removed, this will allow for removal of
the upper control lines.
2. Slide the attaching loop out of the girth-hitch knot on the control line.
3. Pin the upper control lines to the exposed radial of the open gore (radial 7 or 22) at the trailing edge
of the extended gore to maintain continuity.
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