Rdutch 0 #1 July 25, 2003 I just read this, I dont know how true it is or not, but you deserve to read it. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/6379394.htm If there is any merit to this, or proof its not true, please comment. I myself dont see how a strap could get that worn out without anyone noticing. Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andie2skydive 0 #2 July 25, 2003 By all accounts the part of the harness is right according to sun paths web site. although there are diffrences in the number of jumps the guy had made and what witness saw. Leave it to the news and wuffos to make our sport sound bad. I mean yes we have deaths but you can get killed just as easily playing football or hockey. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #3 July 26, 2003 Sun Path did issue this SB for their harnesses with an adjustable Main Lift Web. QuoteMandatory Inspection - #SP02 It is on their web site, http://www.sunpath.com/ Seems the harness failed. I wouldn't want to be the rigger with my seal on that rig. Anyone know how close to the ocean the DZ is? Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #4 July 26, 2003 Ocean? What about all the sand? Would that not also have a detrimental effect possibly? More info on the DOM of this harness/container would be interesting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xing 0 #5 July 26, 2003 QuoteOcean? What about all the sand? Would that not also have a detrimental effect possibly? More info on the DOM of this harness/container would be interesting. I agree your comment Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #6 July 26, 2003 Salt air and sand are both detrimental to the harness/container. The closer to the ocean, the more salt air and sand the gear is exposed to. I don't know the cause, just looking for one. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #7 July 26, 2003 DOM of the container was 2001www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggermick 7 #8 July 26, 2003 I think think the hardware has some if not all complicity in this case. A bad batch of MS-22040's with sharp edges (due to not being tumbled long enough) is all it would take over a period of time. The hardware adjustment point is wrapped with a fabric/ velcro cover to protect and secure the junction, so if it were left on certain size setting for a long period with multple jumps on it it would go unnoticed. Why anyone didn't check the adjustor during the normal course of a gear student inspection prior to each jump is a mystery. Mick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betzilla 56 #9 July 26, 2003 upon inspection, the rigger here has grounded one of our student rigs, and 2 rigs owned by experienced jumpers. In all cases, there were clear beginnings of harness wear, at the site where the hardware made contact. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #10 July 26, 2003 QuoteDOM of the container was 2001 Really? I was told it was a pre-Sunpath Jav. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #11 July 28, 2003 QuoteReally? I was told it was a pre-Sunpath Jav. From the article: QuoteThis is extremely rare, so we're anxious to find out what happened,'' said Fred Whitsitt, a manager at Skydive Miami... This is gear made in 2001, so we're very anxious for the experts to tell us if there was a problem, because there should never be a problem with gear that is that new. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #12 July 28, 2003 skydive miami is located in homestead, FL which is actually aways from the ocean so I doubt sand would be too much of a factor. salt air and overall humidity could have definetely played a role. Does anyone know of any ill efects on gear of a dropzone being too close to a giant swamp? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #13 July 28, 2003 Quoteskydive miami is located in homestead, FL which is actually aways from the ocean so I doubt sand would be too much of a factor. All of FL is sand....unless its water."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #14 July 28, 2003 Quoteupon inspection, the rigger here has grounded one of our student rigs, and 2 rigs owned by experienced jumpers. In all cases, there were clear beginnings of harness wear, at the site where the hardware made contact. My rig was one of those grounded. DOM was March 94. Betsy, Kirk and Para Conepts did a fantastic job of tracking me down during the week in concern for my safety! As Betsy mentioned, it did have some wear on it - I put over 400 jumps on that rig since I purchased it used. I also had the lift web tacked down since it used to slip on harder deployments. Upon a typical inspection you could not see the wear since it happened underneath the webbing - if this SB had not come out, I doubt I would have discovered this._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
