TM 10-1670-287-23&P
0031 00
UNIT MAINTENANCE
MC-4 RAM AIR FREE-FALL PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM
SLIDER STOP MAIN AND RESERVE CANOPY
0031 00-1
THIS TASK COVERS:
Repair
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Sewing Machine, Bartack (Table 1, WP 0015 00)
Sewing Machine, Light-Duty (Table 1, WP 0015 00)
Shears (Item 39, WP 0063 00)
Stitch Removal Tool (Item 40, WP 0063 00)
Materials
Tape, Nylon, 2-IN. Wide (Item 35, WP 0076 00)
Tape, Textile & Webbing, 3/8-IN. Wide (Item 39, WP 0076 00)
Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 43/44, WP 0076 00)
Personnel Required
92R (10) Parachute Rigger
Equipment Condition
Layout on packing table or other
suitable area.
REPAIR
NOTE
Mark a line at the bottom edge of the stabilizer before removing.
This will aid in the re-attachment of the stabilizer.
1. Carefully cut and remove bartack stitching securing suspension line to stabilizer. Should the
suspension line sustain damage during removal, it must be replaced IAW WP 0055 00.
2. Remove the 2-inch nylon tape.
3. Remove enough of the horizontal and vertical 3/8-inch nylon tape to expose the damaged area and
allow for patching.
4. Patch the stabilizer using procedures outlined in WP 0015 00 applying a basic or miscellaneous
patch.
5. Ensure the patch is sewn to the inside of the stabilizer panel (the side the suspension line is sewn to).
6. Re-sew the vertical 3/8-inch nylon tape back into place, using a light-duty sewing machine, size E
nylon thread and 7 to 11 stitches per inch.
7. Re-sew the horizontal 3/8-inch nylon tape back into place using a light-duty sewing machine, size E
nylon thread and 7 to 11 stitches per inch.
