Square Canopy—Pilot Chute Attachment Point  Repair  .......................................................................7-28 Procedure  ..............................................................7-28 Inspection..............................................................7-30 Round Canopy—Non-continuous Line  Replacement  .............................................................7-30 Procedure  ..............................................................7-30 Inspection..............................................................7-31 Square Canopy—Main Line Replacement...............7-31 Procedure  ..............................................................7-31 Inspection..............................................................7-32 Square Canopy—Control Line Replacement ...........7-33 Procedure  ..............................................................7-33 Continuous Line Method  ..........................................7-34 Non-continuous Line Method  ..................................7-34 Inspection..............................................................7-35 Square Canopy—Crossport Repair ..........................7-36 Procedure  ..............................................................7-36 Inspection..............................................................7-36 Square Canopy—Trim Check and Re-trim ..............7-37 Procedure  ..............................................................7-37 Inspection..............................................................7-38 Section 2, Container.....................................................7-38 Container Fabric Panel Repair  .................................7-38 Procedure  ..............................................................7-39 Binding Tape Repair or Splice  .............................7-39 Hidden Patches  .....................................................7-40 Overlay Patches ....................................................7-40 Single-Side Fabric Patches  ...................................7-41 Inspection..............................................................7-42 Container Grommet Replacement  ............................7-42 Procedure  ..............................................................7-42 Material Repair and Grommet Replacement  ............7-43 Inspection..............................................................7-43 Container Velcro$^{®}$ Replacement  ..............................7-43 Procedure  ..............................................................7-43 Inspection..............................................................7-44 Container Plastic Stiffener Replacement  ..................7-44 Procedure  ..............................................................7-44 Main Container Side Flap Replacement  ...................7-46 Procedure  ..............................................................7-46 Inspection..............................................................7-48 Bottom of Container (BOC) Pocket Replacement ...7-48 Procedure  ..............................................................7-48 Inspection..............................................................7-49 Ring Release Housing Replacement  ........................7-49 Procedure  ..............................................................7-49 Inspection..............................................................7-50 Harness Table and Machines  ................................6-27 Cutting Table  ........................................................6-27 Metal Working Area .............................................6-27 Office Area ...............................................................6-27 Materials Storage Area  .............................................6-28 Chapter Summary  ........................................................6-28 Repairs, Alterations, and Manufacture..............7-1 Introduction....................................................................7-1 Inspection Process..........................................................7-2 Major or Minor Repairs  .................................................7-8 Contamination Conditions  .............................................7-8 Acid Contamination  .................................................7-10 Action  ...................................................................7-10 Salt Water Contamination ........................................7-10 Action  ...................................................................7-10 Removal of Perspiration  ...........................................7-10 Removal of Fresh Water...........................................7-10 Removal of Mildew  ..................................................7-10 Removal of Petroleum Products  ...............................7-10 Removal of Bloodstains  ...........................................7-10 Removal of Soil  ........................................................7-10 Drying a Parachute  ...................................................7-11 Cleaning the Parachute   ............................................7-11 Hand Washing (If Absolutely Necessary) ............7-11 Approved Data  .............................................................7-11 Types of Approved Data  ..........................................7-12 Repair Techniques  .......................................................7-12 Section 1, Canopy and Lines  .......................................7-13 Detailed Information on Square Canopy Repairs.....7-14 Materials  ...................................................................7-14 Seam Restitching  ......................................................7-15 Procedure  ..............................................................7-15 Inspection..............................................................7-15 Canopy Ripstop Tape Repair  ...................................7-16 Procedure  ..............................................................7-16 Inspection..............................................................7-17 Round and Square Canopy—Basic Patch Repair.....7-17 Procedure  ..............................................................7-18 Round Canopy—Panel Replacement .......................7-21 Procedure  ..............................................................7-21 Inspection..............................................................7-22 Square Canopy—Partial Panel Replacement ...........7-22 Procedure  ..............................................................7-22 Inspection..............................................................7-25 Square Canopy—Rib Repair ....................................7-25 Procedure  ..............................................................7-25 Inspection..............................................................7-28 Chapter 7 xi Change 1 (December 2015)