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(4) Make a ½-inch foldback on each raw edge. Pin and baste each foldback to complete the
prepared hole. Basting will be performed using the procedures in the BASTING AND
TEMPORARY TACKING paragraph detailed above.
(5) Using the same type of material as in the original construction, mark and cut a patch
2½-inches wider and longer than the inside measurements of the prepared hole.
(6) Center the material over the prepared hole. Pin the patch material in position.
(7) Make a ½-inch foldunder on each edge of the patch material, and baste the patch to the
prepared area. Basting will be performed using the procedures in the BASTING AND
TEMPORARY TACKING paragraph detailed above.
(8) Remove the pushpins securing the canopy to the repair table; secure the patch by stitching,
using the applicable details in STITCHING AND RESTITCHING paragraph and figure
detailed above. Make the first row of stitching completely around the patch. Turn the canopy
over and make a second row of stitching around the prepared hole. Stitching will be
performed in accordance with the STITCHING AND RESTITCHING paragraph detailed
above.
(9) If applicable, restencil informational data, or gore number, according to procedures in
WP 0014 00.
b. The parachute mending cloth patch. A second method of applying a basic patch is by use of 36-
inch-wide adhesive, nylon, parachute mending cloth. Patch limitations as outlined in paragraph 1.,
above, shall be adhered to. Apply a parachute mending cloth patch as follows:
NOTE
Age life for the nylon parachute mending cloth, prior to application, is
three years from the date of the adhesive coating, which is marked
on each roll of mending cloth. Use no more than two mending cloth
patches on a canopy section.
