TM 10-1670-272-23&P 0038 00
DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE
MC1-1B/MC1-1E TROOP BACK PARACHUTE ASSEMBLY
GORE SECTIONS
0038 00-1
THIS TASK COVERS:
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Replace
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 (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)
Thread, Cotton, Ticket 24/4 (Item 52, WP 0057 00)
Stencil Board, Oiled (Item 39, WP 0057 00)
Thread, Nylon, Size A (Item 55, WP 0057 00)
Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 53/56, WP 0057 00)
REPLACE
When replacing gore sections, use 1.1-ounce rip-stop pattern, nylon cloth of same color as that being
replaced. If the same color cloth is not available, another color may be used. When replacing section 1 of
gore 1, restencil gore number and information data block on the replacement section. For other gores,
stencil gore numbers as necessary.
NOTE
Mending cloth will be used for patching only.
1. Section 3 or 4. Replace as follows (see illustration on next page):
