TM 10-1670-269-23&P
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UNIT MAINTENANCE
24-FOOT DIAMETER TROOP CHEST RESERVE (T-10R) PARACHUTE AND THE MIRPS
SHAKEOUT AND AIRING
THIS TASK COVERS:
Shakeout
Airing
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Brush, Scrub, Household (Item 3, WP 0044 00)
Equipment Condition
Parachute suspended.
Personnel Required
Two, 92R (10) Parachute Rigger
SHAKEOUT
The shakeout will be accomplished by a two-or three-person team either indoors within a shakeout room
or outdoors at a shakeout tower. Each parachute will be suspended by the canopy vent and all debris
removed by shaking the canopy thoroughly or by brushing with a dry, soft-bristled brush as detailed
below:
1. With assistance from the no. 2 person, no. 1 person will connect the snap on a pulley rope to canopy
apex lines.
2. Through use of the pulley rope, no. 2 person will raise the canopy to a suitable height, which will
enable the no. 1 person to perform shakeout on each of the canopy gores. Until the gore shaking
process is completed, the no. 2 person will maintain a steady pull on the pulley rope to hold the
suspended canopy at working height needed by the no. 1 person.
No. 1 Person
Snap
No. 2 Person
Bridle
Line
