## UNIT MAINTENANCE MC-4 RAM AIR FREE-FALL PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM SLIDER MAIN AND RESERVE CANOPY 

## THIS TASK COVERS: 

• Repair 

• Replace 

## INITIAL SETUP: 

## Tools 

Die Set, Spur Grommet No. 8 (Item 13, WP 0063 00) Mallet, Rawhide (Item 27, WP 0063 00) Needle, Tacking (Item 29, WP 0063 00) Pliers, Large, Diagonal Cut (Item 32, WP 0063 00) Sewing Machine, Darning (Table 1, WP 0015 00) Sewing Machine, Light-Duty (Table 1, WP 0015 00) Sewing Machine, Medium-Duty (Table 1, WP 0015 00) Shears (Item 39, WP 0063 00) Tape Measure (Item 42, WP 0063 00) Wrench, $^{7}$/$_{16}$-IN., Open End (Item 45, WP 0063 00) 

## Materials/Parts 

Cloth, Nylon, Ripstop, Type I (Item 9, WP 0076 00) Tape, Lacing and Tying (Item 33, WP 0076 00) Thread, Nylon, Size A (Item 45, WP 0076 00) Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 43/44, WP 0076 00) 

## REPAIR 

## Equipment Condition 

Lay out on packing table or other suitable area. Control lines removed from riser guide rings. 

## Personnel Required 

92R (10) Parachute Rigger 

## Follow-Up Procedure 

Initial receipt (WP 0004 00) 

Slider repair is limited to restitching, darning, patching (basic patch only), and grommet replacement. 

Restitching, darning, and patching. Repair slider by restitching, darning, or patching (basic patch only) in accordance with WP 0015 00. Darning is limited to two darns per slider; patching is limited to one basic patch per slider. 

## REPLACE 

1. Grommet replace. Replace damaged grommets as follows: 

No reinforcement of fabric around grommet hole is permitted. If a grommet cannot be replaced without reinforcement, slider replacement is required. 

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