TM 10-1670-272-23&P 0020 00
UNIT MAINTENANCE
MC1-1B/MC1-1E TROOP BACK PARACHUTE ASSEMBLY
GORE SECTIONS
0020 00-1/(2 Blank)
THIS TASK COVERS:
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Repair
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools:
Knife (Item 13, WP 0044 00)
Needle, Basting (Item 18, WP 0044 00)
Sewing Machine, Light-Duty (Table 1, WP 0012 00)
Sewing Machine, Darning, Light-Duty (Table 1,
WP 0012 00)
Shears (Item 28, WP 0044 00)
Materials/Parts:
Brush, Stenciling (Item 4, WP 0057 00)
Cloth, Parachute Mending (Item 10, WP 0057 00)
Cloth, Parachute, Nylon, 1.1-oz. (Item 11, WP 0057 00)
Personnel Required:
92R(10) Parachute Rigger
Equipment Condition:
Parachute canopy laid out on table.
References:
Group No. 01, MAC (WP 0047 00)
WP 0012 00 and WP 0014 00
Thread, Nylon, Size A (Item 55, WP 0057 00)
Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 53/56, WP 0057 00)
Stencil Board, Oiled (Item 39, WP 0057 00)
Thread, Cotton, Ticket 24/4 (Item 52, WP 0057 00)
REPAIR
Repair gore sections by restitching, darning, patching, or restencilling, in accordance with WP 0012 00
(Repair Procedures) and WP 0014 00 (Marking and Restenciling). Darn holes that do not exceed ½-inch
in length or diameter. Darning is limited to two holes per gore section. Stitching and darning will be done
as specified in Table 2, WP 0012 00.
END OF WORK PACKAGE
