TM 10-1670-293-23&P
0015 00
UNIT MAINTENANCE
T-10C/T-10D TROOP BACK PARACHUTE ASSEMBLY
BRIDLE LOOP
0015 00-1
THIS TASK COVERS:
Repair
Replace
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Knife (Item 14, WP 0039 00)
Knife, Hot Metal (Item 15, WP 0039 00)
Sewing Machine, Heavy-Duty (Table 1, WP 0012 00)
Shears (Item 29, WP 0039 00)
Materials/Parts
Webbing, Nylon, Type VIII (Item 61, WP 0053 00)
Thread, Nylon, Size 6 (Item 49, WP 0053 00)
Personnel Required
92R(10) Parachute Rigger
Equipment Condition
Unpacked. Canopy laid flat.
References
Group No. 01, MAC (WP 0042 00)
Table 1, WP 0012 00
REPAIR
Repair a bridle loop requiring restitching as follows:
1. Use a heavy -duty sewing machine to restitch any loose or broken stitches.
2. Restitch over the original stitch patter using nylon thread, size 6. Overstitch ½-inch to lock stitches.
REPLACE
Replace a damaged or missing bridle loop by fabricating as follows:
1. Cut a 10-inch length of webbing, nylon type VIII, olive drab (OD). Sear the ends of the
webbing.
2. Pass one end of the webbing through all of the canopy vent lines. Join both webbing
ends together with a 2-inch overlap.
