TM 10-8400-203-23
Section Il. REPAIR PROCEDURES
17-5. GENERAL
Materials used in the repair of the hoods shall be serviceable materials from similar salvaged items, when
authorized or preferably, will be new materials as specified in Section Ill. New materials will be requisitioned
from stock under the national stock numbers and for item descriptions as listed and will conform to the
appropriate specifications. When not available from stock, materials may be purchased locally that conform as
closely as possible to the standard material for emergency repairs. Care and cleaning shall be done by the
individual user. All other maintenance should be accomplished at Depot Maintenance Activities.
17-6. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
a. Inspection–Inspect the overall condition of the hood. It should be carefully examined to determine if it is
worthy of cleaning and repair or if it should be turned in for salvage as unserviceable.
b. Cleaning
(1) Launder in accordance with FM 10-280
(2) Do not tumble dry, or wring/twist. Air dry at room temperature.
(3) Hand wash in warm water using mild detergent
(4) Rinse in clear warm water and hang to drip dry at room temperature
(5) Do not dry clean
c. Repair
(1) Sewing machine repairs, stitching and restitching. All sewing, except emergency repair, shall be
machine sewn. When ends of machine stitching type 301 are not caught in other seams or stitching,
they shall be back-stitched not less than 1 inch (2.54 cm) at each break. Ends of a continuous line of
stitching shall overlap not less than 1/2 inch (1.27 cm). Thread breaks (all stitch types) shall be repaired
by stitching back of the break not less than 1/2 inch (1.27 cm) at end of break. Thread tension shall be
properly maintained to avoid loose stitching and locks shall be imbedded in the center of the materials
sewn. Thread breaks in overedge stitching shall be overlock stitched not less than 3/4 inch (1.91 cm) at
each end of break. Stitch spacing used for restitching and other type of seams shall be the same as in
the original construction. Seams with loose and/or weak thread shall be restitched,
(2) Small holes or tears. Small holes or tears may be repaired by drawing the edges together and darning
by hand.
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