Maintenance - Paratec NEXT Owner's Manual

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Next Harness / Container
There are 3 different types of maintenance for a NEXT Harness / Container System.
Mandatory ones, such as the
INSPECTION with REPACK PROCEDURE ( as stated on page 5 of this manual )
and
MINOR and MAJOR REPAIRS
The user of this parachute component is responsible to keep it in a airworthy state at all times.
All maintenance carried out on this parachute has to be performed by a properly trained and
certified parachute rigger or a qualified person with equivalent ratings. The ratings may differ from
country to country, so please check with your parachute organisation or your civil aviation
authorities, before you choose your service person.
See the chart below for who may perform what type of maintenance on your NEXT.
Type of Maintanance
Assembling and
compatability check
Inspection and Repack
Minor Repair
Major Repair
Minor Repair
"A repair any other than a major repair." Pointer Manual,Volume I, Clossary / Index . Such as :
Replacing canopies, harness/containers, pack opening bands, cable housings, automatic actuation
devices and harness hardware, where major stitching is not required.
Making repairs to containers, repair of stitching ( re-stitch ), patching holes in canopies.
Major Repair
1. That, if improperly done, might appreciabley affect weight, balance, structure strength,
performance, flight characteristics or other qualities affecting airworhtyness.
or
2. That is not according to accepted practices or cannot be done by elementary operations.
3. Which includes replacement of panels, ribs, lines, lateral bands, back straps, main lift webs.
Pointer Manual, Volume I, Chapter 7.01 and 7.02
Owners Manual

Maintenance

Manufacturer Senior Rigger
or certified loft or equivalent
yes
yes
yes
yes
DEFINITIONS
Master Rigger
or equivalent
yes yes
yes yes
yes yes
no yes
Maintenance Cycles
before release to service
- Before release to service
- Every 12 months
periodically
- After emergency use
- After improper handling
Issue I
05-2001
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