ARMY TM 10-1670-281-23&P
AIR FORCE T.O. 13C5-32-2
NAVY NAVAIR 13-1-32
2-42. Deployment Bag Panels, Flaps and Cover (cont).
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Using nylon cloth, mark and cut a patch 2 1/2 inches wider and longer than inside
measurements of the prepared hole. Ensure that patch material is marked and cut along the
warp or filling of fabric.
6
Center patch material over prepared hole. Pin patch material in position.
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Make a 1/2-inch fold under on each edge of patch material and baste patch to prepared area.
Basting will be performed using procedures in paragraph 2-19a.
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Remove pushpins securing the item to repair table and secure the patch of the nylon bag,
using a medium-duty sewing machine and size E nylon thread. Stitching will be 7 to 11 stitches
per inch (figure 2-132).
Figure 2-132 . Patching Deployment Bag Panels, Flaps and Cover .
(b) Suspension line stowage flap and bag closing flaps. There is no limit to the size or number of patches
that may be applied to the suspension line stowage flap and bag closing flaps. Patch material will be of type III
7.25-ounce nylon duck cloth. Use the patching procedure in (a), above.
(c) Bag cover. There is no limit to the size or number of patches that may be applied to the bag body.
Patch material will be type III 7.25-ounce nylon duck cloth. Use the patching procedure in (a), above.
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