TM 10-1670-272-23&P 0015 00
UNIT MAINTENANCE
MC1-1B/MC1-1E TROOP BACK PARACHUTE ASSEMBLY
BRIDLE LOOP
0015 00-1
THIS TASK COVERS:
Repair
Replace
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Knife (Item 13, WP 0043 00)
Knife, Hot Metal (Item 14, WP 0043 00)
Sewing Machine, Heavy-Duty (WP 0012 00, Table 1)
Shears (Item 28, WP 0043 00)
Materials/Parts
Webbing, Nylon, Type VIII (Item 70, WP 0056 00)
Thread, Nylon, Size 6 (Item 58, WP 0056 00)
Personnel Required
92R(10) Parachute Rigger
Equipment Condition
Unpacked. Canopy laid flat.
References
Group No. 01, MAC (WP 0046 00)
REPAIR
Repair a bridle loop requiring restitching as follows:
1. Use a heavy-duty sewing machine to restitch any loose or broken stitches.
2. Restitch over the original stitch pattern using nylon thread, size 6. Overstitch ½-inch to lock stitches.
REPLACE
Replace a damaged or missing bridle loop by fabricating as follows:
1. Cut a 10-inch length of webbing, nylon type VIII, Olive Drab (OD). Sear the ends of the webbing.
2. Pass one end of the webbing through all of the canopy vent lines. Join both webbing ends together
with a 2-inch overlap.
