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Notices Equipment bulletins
Sun Path Issues Service Bulletin (12/13/05) Sun Path Products, maker of both the Javelin and Odyssey harness and container systems, has issued a service bulletin that affects 36 containers manufactured in 2002. The bulletin requires each container to be returned to the factory for repair before its next use. Each affected container was made with the same roll of red 1000d Cordura fabric for the reserve flaps. This particular roll of fabric was manufactured with a sub-standard urethane coating, which may cause the Cordura to stick together with the F-111 nylon of the reserve pilot chute. The complete service bulletin is available here. Bulletin Limits Older Racers with Adjustable Harnesses (02/09/05) Jump Shack, the DeLand, Florida manufacturer of the Racer harness and container system, issued a service bulletin limiting the use of its equipment built with an adjustable single-strand main lift web. Click here to download the bulletin. Bulletin Issued on Mirage Containers (01/20/05)Mirage Systems, Inc., maker of the Mirage G3 and G4 parachute container, has issued service bulletin PSB 12-04, which affects any Mirage G3 and G4 container built prior to December, 2004. The service bulletin requires a change in the location of the AAD cutter from below the #1 reserve flap to below the #3 reserve flap. The modification must be performed by a Master Rigger during the next regularly scheduled inspection and reserve repack, or the rig owner may choose to have the modification done immediately. The service bulletin is available at http://www.miragesys.com/Downloads/MiragePSB1204.pdf. Bulletin on Student Javelins (07/19/04) Sun Path Products of Zephyrhills, Florida, has issued service bulletin SP-03, which calls for the immediate grounding of Javelin Student and Student Odyssey harness-container systems that are equipped with adjustable main lift webs. The bulletin requires each affected harness and container be inspected by either Sun Path Products, Inc., or an FAA Master Parachute Rigger or the foreign equivalent prior to use of the system on another jump. See the bulletin for details regarding the inspection process. Icon Technical Bulletin Issued (07/15/04) Aerodyne International has issued a bulletin regarding a leg-strap update for its Icon harness and container system. Click here to download the bulletin. All Vigil AADs to Be Replaced (04/07/04) A service bulletin issued March 31 by Advanced Aerospace Designs in Brussels calls for the mandatory replacement of all Vigil automatic activation devices marketed by the company. Kim Griffin, Sales Manager for Vigil USA in DeLand, Florida, announced that her company expects the first replacement units April 19 and should receive more at a rate of 25 per week. Current Vigil units are not grounded, but owners in dry packing environments are advised to take precautions to prevent the AAD from firing on the ground as a result of static electricity. View the service bulletin. Jo Smolders, Advanced Aerospace Designs marketing manager, explains the history of the development and testing of the Vigil and the events leading to the service bulletin. View the explanation. Griffin requests Vigil owners to return units for replacement to Vigil USA, c/o Return Vigil, 1645 Lexington Ave., DeLand, FL 32724. E-mail Vigil USA. Attention Urged on Control Line Systems (11/24/03) Canopy manufacturer Performance Designs, of DeLand, Florida, is cautioning jumpers about a variety of problems related to main canopy control systems. The company is concerned about malfunctions involving canopies' brake lines and connector links. Click here for PD's bulletin. Sun Path Requires Adjustable Harness Inspections (07/23/03) A recent incident of a harness failure has prompted Sun Path Products, of Zephyrhills, Florida, to issue a bulletin on Javelin harnesses made with adjustable main lift webs. The bulletin primarily affects Student Javelins, but other Javelins and Odysseys have adjustable main lift webs. Javelin requires inspection of affected harnesses before the next jump. Manufacturer's mandatory service bulletins do not bear the weight of law, but jumpers are advised to comply. Click here for the Sun Path bulletin. Capewell Requires Ripcord Pin Testing (07/17/03) Ripcords manufactured from November 28, 2001, through July 15, 2003, may be subject to a manufacturer's service bulletin. Capewell Components, of Windsor, Connecticut, supplies most of the parachute industry with ripcord pins. The company has issued a service bulletin it calls mandatory for testing ripcords in the field. Click here for the service bulletin. Manufacturers' bulletins do not bear the weight of law, but equipment owners are advised to comply. Mirage Soft Ripcords Recalled (05/05/03) Mirage Systems, of DeLand, Florida, recalled some soft-handled reserve ripcords made in 2001-2002. Click here to view the entire bulletin. Mirage Improves Cutaway Housing (03/08/02) In March 2002, Mirage Systems offered several updates to its Mirage G-3 harness and container system and components, including a retooled cutaway cable housing end-fitting. According to the manufacturer, the new version will provide smoother cutaways. Other improvements to the cutaway system, brake system and leg strap configuration are described at www.miragesys.com. Tandem Incident Prompts Adjustment Guide (03/08/02) Following a near incident involving a misadjusted Sigma tandem student harness, manufacturer Relative Workshop published a harness adjustment guide clarifying the correct method to fit the harness to students of different shapes. The company urges all users to review the illustrated guide, available at www.relativeworkshop.com. Some Raven Dash-M Reserves Recalled Precision Aerodynamics, of Dunlap Tennessee, issued a bulletin December, 2001, affecting all Raven Dash-M series and P-124 reserves manufactured prior to April 12, 1999. The company calls the required service mandatory. For more information, click here. Icarus Issues Product Service Bulletin (10/31/01) Icarus Canopies, of Sebastian, Florida, issued a product service bulletin on its Crossfire Canopies, superseding the two previous safety bulletins. Some canopies will be required to have line trim adjustments. Click here for more information.
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