TM 10-1670-277-23&P 0019 00
UNIT MAINTENANCE
28-FOOT DIAMETER CARGO EXTRACTION PARACHUTE
VENT REINFORCEMENT BAND (UPPER LATERAL BAND)
0019 00-1
THIS TASK COVERS:
Repair
Tools
Knife (Item 5, WP 0056 00)
Knife, Hot Metal (Item 6, WP 0056 00)
Pot, Melting, Electric (Item 13, WP 0056 00)
Sewing Machine, Heavy-Duty (Item 20, WP 0056 00)
Sewing Machine, Zig-Zag (Item 23, WP 0056 00)
Shears (Item 24, WP 0056 00)
Yardstick (Item 26, WP 0056 00)
Materials/Parts
Beeswax, Technical (Item 2, WP 0065 00)
Marker, Felt-Tip, Black (Item 13, WP 0065 00)
Thread, Nylon, Size 3 (Item 24/25, WP 0065 00)
Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 30/31, WP 0065 00)
Wax, Paraffin, Technical (Item 34, WP 0065 00)
Webbing, Nylon, Tubular, Type I, 1-IN. (Item 39, WP 0065 00)
Personnel Required
92R (10) Parachute Rigger
Equipment Condition
Cleaned (WP 0008 00).
Inspected (WP 0009 00).
Unpacked, canopy laid flat.
References
WP 0012 00, WP 0013 00
REPAIR
1. Restitch broken or loose thread using a zig-zag sewing machine and size E nylon thread (Refer to Table
2, Stitching and Restitching Specifications, WP 0012 00). Stitch over original stitch pattern. Lock each
row of stitches two-inches at each end.
2. Splicing. Repair as follows:
NOTE
Vent reinforcement bands may be spliced only once and will not be
replaced.
a. Damage between radial seams. Repair as follows:
(1)
Mark vent line position and cut stitching of two vent lines on each side of damaged area; move
lines to one side.
(2)
Smooth canopy around damaged area.
(3)
Cut a piece of 1-inch tubular nylon webbing long enough to extend 1-inch beyond outside edge
of second radial seam on each side of damaged area. Wax ends of webbing (WP 0013 00,
SEARING AND WAXING).
