TM 10-1670-269-23&P
0039 00
0039 00-2
d. Center the patch lengthwise over the damaged area with the folded edges facing down. Secure
the patch to the canopy with pushpins and baste patch to the canopy using the procedures in WP
0014 00.
e. Remove the pins securing the canopy to the repair table. Secure the patch to the radial seam by
machine sewing; using the procedures in WP 0014 00 with size E nylon thread and 7 to 11
stitches per inch. Sew the radial seam patch with four rows of stitching, using a light-duty sewing
machine.
f.
When applicable, repeat the stitching procedures in step e. above, for a patch on the opposite
side of the radial seam channel.
g. Reposition in their original locations the items removed or laid aside in paragraph 1., step b.,
above. Reattach each item to the canopy by restitching in accordance with original construction
details and WP 0014 00. Stitch with size E nylon thread and 7 to 11 stitches per inch.
END OF WORK PACKAGE
RADIAL
SEAM
Illustration for inside patch
RADIAL
SEAM
Illustration for outside patch
