PARACHUTE RIGGER HANDBOOK
 

NOTE: The most common repair needed to a main deployment is the repair of the closing flap in the area of the grommets. The grommets work loose and pull out, damaging the material. The tongue will need reinforcing and new grommets.

1.0 DISASSEMBLY:

  1.1 Remove grommets from the tongue of the bag.

  1.2 Unpick the binding along the edge of the grommet reinforcing tape [Figure A].

2.0 REASSEMBLY:

  2.1 Overlay a piece of 1.5" Ty-4 tape on the top of the bag tongue and sew down [Figure B].

  2.2 Punch new holes through the Ty-4 from the back side in the same location as the original location.

  2.3 Overlay the back side of the tongue with a piece of 1.5" Ty-3 tape and sew down [Figure C]. Punch new holes through the tape.

  2.4 Sew down the binding tape and rebind as needed [Figure D].

  2.5 Set new grommets in the original locations [Figure E].

3.0 INSPECTION:

  3.1 Verify stitching is secure.

  3.2 Verify new grommets are secure.

 
 
 
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