TM 10-1670-287-23&P
0040 00
UNIT MAINTENANCE
MC-4 RAM AIR FREE-FALL PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM
MAIN RIPCORD POCKET
0040 00-1
THIS TASK COVERS:
Repair
Replace
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Sewing Machine, Bartack (Table 1, WP 0015 00)
Sewing Machine, Light-Duty (Table 1, WP 0015 00)
Sewing Machine, Zig-Zag (Table 1, WP 0015 00)
Shears (Item 39, WP 0063 00)
Stitch Removal Tool (Item 40, WP 0063 00)
Materials/Parts
Pocket, Main Ripcord (Item 23, WP 0071 00)
Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 43/44, WP 0076 00)
Personnel Required
92R (10) Parachute Rigger
Equipment Condition
Lay out on packing table or other suitable
area. Main ripcord and main canopy release
ripcord removed.
Follow-Up Procedure
Ripcord Pin Pull-Force Check (WP 0014 00).
REPAIR
Main ripcord pocket repair is limited to restitching. Restitch over original stitch pattern using size E nylon
thread, and 7 to 11 stitches per inch.
REPLACE
Replace an unserviceable main ripcord pocket as follows:
1. Carefully remove stitching (straight and zig-zag) attaching main ripcord pocket to container. Remove
unserviceable pocket.
Zig-Zag or Bartack
Stitching
Straight
Stitching
