TM 10-1670-327-23&P
DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE
MC-6 PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM
NSN 1670-01-527-7537
MAIN CANOPY VENT LINE
REPAIR, REPLACE
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Personnel Required
Sewing Machine, Medium Duty, Zig-Zag (Item
92R (10) Parachute Rigger
57, WP 0097 00)
Knife (Item 26, WP 0097 00)
Knife, Hot, Metal (Item 27, WP 0097 00)
Materials/Parts
Equipment Condition
Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 51, WP 0109 00)
Unpacked
Cord, Nylon, Type II (Item 17, WP 0109 00)
REPLACE
Replace missing or damaged vent lines as follows:
1. Trace the damaged vent line across the vent.
2. Remove the damaged vent line(s) by removing the stitching that holds each end of the vent lines to
the canopy.
3. Take a new vent line and position one end aligning the mark with the top of the vent band (figure 1).
Figure 1. Replacing a Vent Line.
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