TM 10-1670-327-23&P
UNIT MAINTENANCE
MC-6 PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM
NSN 1670-01-527-7537
RESERVE CANOPY GORE SECTION #6 MESH PANEL ASSEMBLY
REPAIR, REPLACE
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Personnel Required
Knife (Item 26, WP 0103 00)
92R (10) Parachute Rigger
Sewing Machine, Double Needle (Item 54, WP
Sewing Machine, Light Duty (Item 56, WP 0097
Sewing Machine, Medium Duty, Zig-Zag (Item
57, WP 0097 00)
Stitch Removal Tool (Item 62, WP 0097 00)
Shears (Item 61, WP 0097 00)
Materials/Parts
Equipment Condition
Thread, Nylon, Size E, (Item 51, WP 0109 00)
Unpacked
Tape, Nylon, Type III, Class 1, 3/4-inch wide
(Item 44, WP 0109 00)
Cloth, Mesh Netting, Nylon, 1/4-inch Hexagonal
(Item 10, WP 0109 00)
REPAIR
NOTE
Only straight tears can be repaired. Do not repair if parts of the mesh are missing.
NOTE
No single repair may be more than 6 inches in length. No more than 4 repairs per mesh
panel. No more than 12 inches of repaired damage in total. Repairs may not cross one
another.
Repair a damaged mesh panel as follows:
1. Invert the canopy.
Figure 1. Repair Damaged Mesh Panel.
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