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FAA Aviation Safety
SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS
INFORMATION BULLETIN SUBJ: Parachute Reserve Systems – Basik Air Concept SAIB: NE-13-35 Date: May 30, 2013 This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory.
Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin alerts you, owners, operators, and riggers of Basik Air Concept Parachutes that the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (France) or Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC) has issued Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) UF- 2012-007. This EAD specifies that European owners and operators return to the manufacturer all reserve parachute systems manufactured by Basik Air Concept and delivered after September 30, 2011 without a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Form 1 release certificate.
The airworthiness concern is not considered an unsafe condition that would warrant airworthiness directive action under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR) part 39.
Background Basik Air Concept manufactured and shipped reserve parachute systems without production approval from the DGAC. The DGAC issued E AD UF-2012-007 for any reserve parachute system, or element of such a system such as harnes ses, reserve canopies and associated accessories, manufactured by Basik Air Concept, and delive red after September 30, 2011 without an EASA Form 1 release certificate. This EAD specifies re turning the referenced system to the manufacturer, Basik Air Concept, to verify conformity to an approved design as verified by the DGAC.
Recommendations Although DGAC EAD UF-2012-007 is not mandatory in the United States, we recommend that all owners, operators, and riggers of affected Basik Air Concept parachutes comply with the EAD.
For Further Information Contact Caspar Wang, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781-238-7799; fax: 781-238-7170; email:
caspar.wang@faa.gov.
For Related Information The DGAC Emergency Airworthiness Directive UF-2012-007, along with an English language translation, can be accessed at http://www.ffp.asso.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CN_UF-2012- 007_Basik_Air_Concept.pdf.