TM 10-1670-272-23&P 0024 00
UNIT MAINTENANCE
MC1-1B/MC1-1E TROOP BACK PARACHUTE ASSEMBLY
ANTI-INVERSION NET
0024 00-1
THIS TASK COVERS:
Inspect and Repair
Replace
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Knife (Item 13, WP 0044 00)
Sewing Machine, Light-Duty, Zig-Zag (Table 1,
WP 0012 00)
Sewing Machine, Medium Duty, Zig-Zag (Table
1, WP 0012 00)
Shears (Item 28, WP 0044 00)
Presser Foot, Modified (WP 0058 00)
Materials/Parts
Netting, Nylon, 3¾-in. Sq. Mesh, 18-IN. Wide
(Item 26, WP 0057 00)
Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 53/56, WP 0057 00)
Personnel Required
92R(10) Parachute Rigger
Equipment Condition
Unpacked. Laid flat on repair table.
References
Group No. 01, MAC (WP 0047 00)
NOTE
The following procedures describe the basic netting repairs normally
required. This should be understood to mean that these repairs are
the only authorized repairs. Any time supervisory parachute
maintenance personnel determine that other repairs are necessary
to maintain the basic integrity of the net assembly; repairs may be
made using the following basic criteria.
Procedures in WP 0058 00 (Illustrated List of Manufactured Items)
may be used to modify the zig-zag sewing machine presser foot,
which will assist in the repair and replacement of the anti-inversion
net.
INSPECT AND REPAIR
Due to the net not bearing any weight, the objectives in making repairs to the net are as follows: to prevent
damage to the parachute’s suspension lines and lower lateral bands; to avoid excessive accumulation of
net material during repairs; and to maintain the net in a serviceable condition at minimum cost. To
achieve these objectives, the following guidelines are to be followed in making inspections and repairs:
