TM 10-1670-327-23&P
UNIT MAINTENANCE
MC-6 PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM
NSN 1670-01-527-7537
RESERVE CANOPY SCOOP
REPAIR
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
Personnel Required
Stitch Removal Tool (Item 62, WP 0097 00)
92R (10) Parachute Rigger
Sewing Machine, Light-Duty (Item 56, WP 0097
Shears (Item 61, WP 0097 00)
Materials/Parts
Equipment Condition
Cloth, Nylon, Ripstop, Type I (Item 11, WP 0109
Unpacked
Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 51, WP 0109 00)
REPAIR
Restitching. Restitch reserve canopy scoops using a light duty sewing machine and size E nylon thread
as closely as possible with 7 to 11 stitches per inch. Lock each row of stitching 2 inches at each end.
NOTE
Parachute mending cloth IS NOT AUTHORIZED on the reserve parachute.
Repair canopy scoop IAW WP 0017 00, WP 0018 00 and the following guidelines:
1. 4-sided patches only with rounded or square corners.
2. Canopy Scoop, maximum of one patch per scoop providing the area does not exceed 50% of the
scoop. Any damage in excess of 50% will require reserve assembly to be replaced.
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