TM 10-1670-287-23&P
0013 00
0013 00-32
19. Pull up bottom pull up cord and insert bottom ripcord pin into closing loop. Center straight portion of
ripcord pins in closing loops and ensure that shoulder of pins remain outside of grommets. At the
completion of stroke simulator test, remove pull-up cords by routing underneath ripcord pins.
20. For reserve mounted AR2s, pull up and remove temporary locking pin and thread eye of power cable
over top pin of ripcord. Insert top ripcord pin into closing loop (detail A). Axis of ripcord pin will follow
the angled hole in the eye of the power cable (detail B). Remove temporary locking pin and insert
bottom ripcord pin into closing loop. Center straight portion of ripcord pins in closing loops and
ensure that shoulders of pins remain outside of grommets. At the completion of stroke simulator test,
remove pull-up cords by routing underneath ripcord pins.
21. Conduct a Slack Checker Inspection Test as indicated in WP 0011 00 and below.
NOTE
The following ripcord pull tests are performed on all MC-4 systems
on a one-time only basis.
22. Place parachute in test fixture or anthropometrical device (torso) simulating the 5-to-95 percentile
person or live subject.
DETAIL A
DETAIL B
Power Cable
Eye
Ripcord
Pin
Power Cable
Eye
Ripcord
Pin
Pull-Up
Cord
