Mustang Survival MSV971 Damage Treatment, Repair Materials, Protective Container Fabric Patching

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Mustang Survival MSV971 Life Preserver and Survival Vest

Description and Maintenance Instructions

9 June 2004, Rev: 1.0

The construction of all LP/SV units use 5/16 1±/16 inch seam allowances. There shall be no sewing repairs to the inflatable cell.

6.4.3Damage Treatment

6.4.3.1Cut away and patch singed, burnt or worn areas of the protective container. See section 6.4.5 for Protective container fabric patching procedure.

NOTE: Cut away material no more than 50 mm (2 inches) in diameter.

6.4.4Repair Materials

6.4.4.1The full description and part numbers of the materials required for repairs are detailed in section 8.0 of this manual.

6.4.5Protective Container Fabric Patching

6.4.5.1The fabric colour in the following example does not reflect the actual MSV971 protective container fabric colour.

6.4.5.2To patch minor tears and holes on the protective container fabric:

a. Clean the area around the tear of foreign material (see figure 17).

Figure 17. Step a. Patching

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Contents June 9, 2004, REV Table of Contents Vest Sizes Table of FiguresIntroduction 5 Fit TestingAssembled LP/SV FeaturesDesign and Construction GeneralInflatable Cell Life PreserverDocument and may not be considered current when printed Beaded CO2 Inflation Handle Manual CO2 Inflation DeviceProtective Container Oral InflatorGrommet Survival VestAdjustable Waist Belt Side Adjustment StrapsRescue Harness System Operation Ballistic Liner Attachment PointsComponent Locations Inflated Cell General Folding and Packing Instructions Donning and Packing InstructionsPosition Zipper ClosingSliders Step f. Folding and Packing Instructions Harness Loop Step j. Folding and Packing Instructions Step o. Folding and Packing Instructions Fresh Water Immersion Maintenance and CareCleaning Treatment After ImmersionStorage Service LifeMaintenance Reporting Work AreaVisual Inspection Inspection and TestingRequirements PRE-FLIGHT and POST-FLIGHT InspectionVisual Inspection of the Inflatable Cell Maintenance Inspection Inflation Manifold Valve Test Oral Inflator Valve Test Inflatable Cell Test CO2 Inflation Device Test CO2 Cylinder Inspection and Weight TestSewing RepairsIdentification of Defects Survival Vest or Protective ContainerDamage Treatment Repair MaterialsProtective Container Fabric Patching Step b. Patching Steps f. and g. Patching 12 mm 1/2 CO2 Inflation Device Oral Inflator ValveStep a. Replace Inflatable Cell Self-locking Tie CO2 Cylinder Step g. Replace Inflatable Cell Self-locking TieSummary Parts ListMSV971 Survival Vest and Index Numbers Parts List for the MSV971 Survival Vest MM Solas Reflective Tape MSV971 Inflatable Cell and Index Numbers MSV971 Protective Cover and Index Numbers