AD/Para/14 OMEGA/QUICK Personal Parachute (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998.  The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

Parachute Equipment

AD/PARA/14 OMEGA / QUICK Personal Parachute 9/2005 TX

Applicability:

Performance Variable e.K. OMEGA XXS, XS, S, M, L, and XL (Container-System) with QUICK 120, 135, 150, 180, or 220 (Reserve Parachute) Personal Parachutes.

Requirement:

Further use of the affected OMEGA/QUICK parachutes is prohibited.

Note:  LBA AD D-2005-248 refers.

Compliance:

As of the effective date of this Directive.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 15 July 2005.

Background:

The LBA received two reports of incidents and one report of a fatal accident, where the main parachute in combination with the Container-System did not fully deploy. The cause of the incidents and fatal accident is still under investigation.  As an interim action until the investigation is finalised, further use of the affected parachutes is prohibited.

David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

13 July 2005