Service difficulty report · Suspension Line

Difficulty date
April 21, 2011
Submitted
May 6, 2011
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
2563 · Parachute
Part
Suspension Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Parachute
Component
Pd Reserve
Component part number
PR218
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

JUMPER REPORTED HE COULD NOT LOCATE MAIN CANOPY HANDLE AND DEPLOYED INTERACTION BETWEEN HEAD DOWN POSITION. IT IS SUSPECTED THERE WAS INTERACTION BETWEEN THE DEPLOYING RESERVE CANOPY AND JUMPERS BODY/EQUIP RESULTING IN 3 BROKEN A, B LINES. JUMPER LANDED WITH NO INJURIES. INSP OF RESERVE AND LINES REVEAL NO REASON FOR THE BROKEN LINES DUE TO QUALITY OF MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP. THE BROKEN LINES ARE INDICATIVE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN THE JUMPER AND THE DEPLOYING RESERVE. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR JUMPERS TO MAINTAIN FLAT FACE TO EARTH BODY POSITION DURING DEPLOYMENT OF PARACHUTES.