TM 10-1670-327-23&P
UNIT MAINTENANCE
MC-6 PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM
NSN 1670-01-527-7537
MAIN CANOPY CONNECTOR LINK
REPAIR, REPLACE
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Personnel Required
File, Flat (Item 20, WP 0097 00)
92R (10) Parachute Rigger
Mallet, Large Leather (Item 30, WP 0097 00)
Screwdriver, Flat-tip (Item 49, WP 0097 00)
Separator, Connector Link (Item 50, WP 0097
Materials/Parts
Equipment Condition
Cloth, Abrasive (Item 9, WP 0109 00)
Control links laid out on table.
REPAIR
NOTE
L-bar connector link assemblies are used on MC-6 personnel parachutes. Quick-fit link
assemblies are not to be used on the MC-6 parachute.
Repair an L-bar connector link (figure 1, item 1) assembly as follows:
1. Cleaning. Remove burrs, rough spots, rust, or corrosion from a parachute connector link assembly
(figure 1, item 1) by either filing with a metal file or by buffing with a crocus cloth.
2. Replacing a locking screw. Replace a damaged or missing locking screw (figure 1, item 2) on a
parachute connector link (figure 1, item 1) with a serviceable item from stock.
REPLACE
A parachute connector link assembly, regardless of type, that is damaged beyond repair will be replaced
with a serviceable L-bar parachute connector link assembly from stock. Use the following procedures:
1. Using a suitable sized, flat-tip (slotted-head) screwdriver, remove the two locking screws (figure 1,
item 2) from the ends of a replacement L-bar parachute connector link assembly (figure 1, item 1)
and dissemble the link.
2. Using a suitable sized, flat-tip (slotted-head) screwdriver, remove the two locking screws (figure 1,
item 2) from the damaged, original parachute connector link assembly (figure 1, item 1).
Disassemble the link assembly, using a link separator, if necessary. If the connector link contains
suspension lines, ensure the lines are not allowed to slide off the damaged link during the
disassembly process.
3. As applicable, position an L-bar, of the replacement link assembly, adjacent to the disassembled
original link assembly; slide the suspension lines from the damaged link onto the replacement link L-
bar.
4. If required, pass the remaining L-bar of the replacement link through the attaching loop of the
adjoining component.
5. Fit the replacement link L-bars together and ensure the L-bar leg is engaged by tapping the end of
each L-bar with a rawhide mallet.
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