TM 10-8400-203-23
Section Il. REPAIR PROCEDURES
(applicable to training items only)
16-4. M A T E R I A L S
Materials used in repair of any item of the Chemical Protective Clothing System shall be serviceable materials
recovered from similar salvage items when authorized, or will be new materials as specified in Section Ill. New
materials will be requisitioned from stock number and/or item description and shall conform to the appropriate
specification. When not available from stock, materials may be purchased locally that conform as closely as
possible to the standard material.
16-5. CLASSIFICATION
Refer to Chapter 1 for serviceability classification of the components of the chemical protective clothing
ensemble.
16-6. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
Prior to repair operations, each item shall be inspected by qualified personnel to determine the amount of repair
necessary. The following methods shall be observed as fully as skills, facilities, funds, and local conditions
permit. The sequence of operations shall be determined by the repairing organization, unless otherwise
prescribed,
a. Inspection — Inspect all items to determine the amount of repairs needed and whether such repairs can be
accomplished within the organization or evacuate to direct support level of maintenance.
b. Repair — Repair to be accomplished at organization maintenance is limited to hand sewing and to the
application of patches issued with the impermeable clothing repair kit (see Ill).
c. Refer to TM 3-220 for cleaning and decontamination of protective clothing ensembles.
d. Direct support Maintenance
(1) Suit, Chemical Protective
(a) Stitching and restitching. Use machine sewing wherever possible for all stitching and restitching
of overgarments. Backstitch or bartack all stitching at ends to prevent raveling. Maintain proper
thread tension to prevent loose stitching and to imbed the lock in the center of the material sewn.
Overlock all thread breaks in overedge stitching not less than 3/4 inch (1 .91 cm) at each break.
Restitch seams containing loose and/or broken threads. Overstitch thread breaks in type 301
stitching not less than 1/2 inch (1.27 cm) at each break. For illustrations of the various types of
stitches used, see FED. STD. 751.
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