The concern sheet
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Revised 1/24/02 Airworthiness Concern Sheet
Gregory J. Michalik Senior Aerospace Engineer Chicago Aircraft Certification Office Systems & Flight Test Branch 2300 E. Devon Ave.
Des Plaines, IL 60018 847-294-7135 gregory.michalik@faa.gov Make, Model, Series, Serial No.:
Cessna Aircraft Company 172 Series with BRS-172 installed by STC SA01679CH 182 Series with BRS-182 installed by STC SA01999CH Reason for Airworthiness Concern:
Possible serious or fatal injury due to an unsuccessful deployment of the BRS-172 and BRS-182 Parachute System Date: August 30, 2007 FAA Description of Airworthiness Concern (Who, What, Where, When, How? Attachments: RA and appropriate data)
This concern originated from notification by Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) of a situation similar to that which prompted AD 2007-14-03 on the Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS), where the parachute failed to successfully deploy. BRS believes that they have determined the cause of the problem and have issued Service Bulletins SB 07-01 and SB 07-02 (attached).
Request for Information (Proposed Alternate Inspection/Repair Procedures, Cost Impact, Etc. Note: Any comments or replies to the FAA need to be as specific as possible. Please provide specific examples to illustrate your comments/concerns.):
Please review the attached Service Bulletins and provide us with additional information, which may affect the airworthiness action taken by the FAA. This includes comments regarding the BRS Service Bulletins and any additional findings, accidents/incidents, or service difficulties pertaining to this airworthiness concern.
Attachments: *SDR(s) *A/IDS *SB(s) *SAIB *FAASR/*NTSBSR *AD *AMOC *RA
Notification: FAA *AOPA *EAA Type Club *TC Holder O t h e r :
Response Requested by 4/12/07 (Space Bar Adds “X” to Check Boxes) *Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs); Accident/Incident Data System (A/IDS); Service Bulletin (SB); Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB);
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)/National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Safety Recommendation (FAASR/NTSBSR); Airworthiness Directive (AD); Alternate Method of Compliance (AMOC); Risk Assessment (RA); Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA);
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA); Type Certificate (TC) This Airworthiness Concern Sheet (ACS) is intended as a means for FAA Aviation Safety Engineers to coordinate airworthiness concerns with aircraft owner/operators through associations and type clubs. At this time, the FAA has not made a determination on what type of corrective action (if any) should be taken. The resolution of this airworthiness concern could involve an AD action or an SAIB, or the FAA could determine that no action is needed at this time. The FAA’s final determination will depend in part on the information received in response to this ACS.
The FAA endorses dissemination of this technical information to all manufacturers and requests association and type clubs comments.