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

## THIS TASK COVERS: 

x Repair 

## INITIAL SETUP: 

## Tools 

Sewing Machine, Bartack (Table 1, WP 0015 00) Sewing Machine, Light-Duty (Table 1, WP 0015 00) Shears (Item 39, WP 0063 00) Stitch Removal Tool (Item 40, WP 0063 00) 

## Materials 

Tape, Nylon, 2-IN. Wide (Item 35, WP 0076 00) Tape, Textile & Webbing, $^{3}$/$_{8}$-IN. Wide (Item 39, WP 0076 00) Thread, Nylon, Size E (Item 43/44, WP 0076 00) 

## REPAIR 

Mark a line at the bottom edge of the stabilizer before removing. This will aid in the re-attachment of the stabilizer. 

## NOTE 

## Personnel Required 

92R (10) Parachute Rigger 

## Equipment Condition 

Layout on packing table or other suitable area. 

1. Carefully cut and remove bartack stitching securing suspension line to stabilizer. Should the suspension line sustain damage during removal, it must be replaced IAW WP 0055 00. 

2. Remove the 2-inch nylon tape. 

3. Remove enough of the horizontal and vertical $^{3}$/$_{8}$-inch nylon tape to expose the damaged area and allow for patching. 

4. Patch the stabilizer using procedures outlined in WP 0015 00 applying a basic or miscellaneous patch. 

5. Ensure the patch is sewn to the inside of the stabilizer panel (the side the suspension line is sewn to). 

6. Re-sew the vertical $^{3}$/$_{8}$-inch nylon tape back into place, using a light-duty sewing machine, size E nylon thread and 7 to 11 stitches per inch. 

7. Re-sew the horizontal $^{3}$/$_{8}$-inch nylon tape back into place using a light-duty sewing machine, size E nylon thread and 7 to 11 stitches per inch. 

