TM 10-1670-280-23&P 0019 00
UNIT MAINTENANCE
100-FOOT DIAMETER CARGO PARACHUTE
VENT REINFORCEMENT BAND (UPPER LATERAL BAND)
0019 00-1
THIS TASK COVERS:
Repair
Tools
Knife (Item 7, WP 0050 00)
Knife, Hot Metal (Item 8, WP 0050 00)
Pot, Melting, Electric (Item 16, WP 0050 00)
Sewing Machine, Light-Duty (Item 22, WP 0050 00)
Shears (Item 25, WP 0050 00)
Materials/Parts
Beeswax, Technical (Item 1, WP 0059 00)
Marking, Aid (Item 21/22, WP 0059 00)
Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 41/42, WP 0059 00)
Wax, Paraffin (Item 43, WP 0059 00)
Webbing, Nylon, Tubular, Type I, 1-IN., OD (Item 47, WP 0059 00)
Personnel Required
92R (10) Parachute Rigger
Equipment Condition
Cleaned (WP 0008 00).
Inspected (WP 0009 00).
Unpacked, canopy laid flat.
References
WP 0014 00, WP 0015 00
REPAIR
1. Restitch broken or loose thread using a light-duty sewing machine and size E nylon thread (Refer to
Table 2, Stitching and Restitching Specifications, WP 0014 00 SEWING PROCEDURES). 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.
(4)
Wax ends of webbing (WP 0015 00, SEARING AND WAXING).
