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05 09 2010 Service Bulletin

This service bulletin mandates the replacement of certain Argus cutters used in Argus Automatic Activation Devices by December 31, 2010. Cutters manufactured before August 2007 must be replaced due to concerns about their reliability in fully cutting the loop upon activation. The replacement cutters, manufactured since September 2007, use a hardened steel blade that delivers a cleaner cut with less tension in the loop. Senior or master riggers can perform the free replacement by unscrewing the old cutter and installing the new approved model.

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05 09 2010 Service Bulletin

This service bulletin mandates the replacement of certain Argus cutters used in Argus Automatic Activation Devices by December 31, 2010. Cutters manufactured before August 2007 must be replaced due to concerns about their reliability in fully cutting the loop upon activation. The replacement cutters, manufactured since September 2007, use a hardened steel blade that delivers a cleaner cut with less tension in the loop. Senior or master riggers can perform the free replacement by unscrewing the old cutter and installing the new approved model.

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PRODUCT SERVICE BULLETIN (REVISED)

Issue date: 5 September 2010


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Bulletin number: Subject: Identification:

SB AMMO050910/2

-This Service Bulletin replaces SB AMMO050910/1-

Mandatory cutter replacement Argus Cutter with manufacturing date Aug. 07 or earlier and manufactured for the Argus AAD by Nobel Energetics

Background: This service bulletin has been issued in response to a notice of the International Parachute Commission. The notice was re-published by the BPA, the USPA and taken into account by the APF. This notice continuous to create confusion and uncertainty. It was a follow up of a fatality that occurred in Poland on 25 of July 2009. The Polish Authorities concluded in a preliminary report that the loop was only fully cut at impact. We formally disagree with these conclusions. This service bulletin is published to make an end to this impasse and to err on the side of caution. Service bulletin: Systems that have a cutter of the manufacturing date August 07 or earlier must have the cutter replaced with a later model at the next repack but no later than 31 December 2010. Cutters manufactured as of September 07 use a different, hardened steel blade delivering a clean cut by loops with lesser tension. The cutters manufacturing date can be identified by the cable tag:

Date of Manufacturing

Any senior or master rigger can unscrew the cutter and replace the old cutter with the approved one. The connector must be locked hand tight in order to ensure water resistance. Compliance date:

At the next repack but no later than 31 December 2010. The cutter will be replaced free of charge. Aviacom SA Karel Goorts, Managing director Avenue Lavoisier 18 B-1300 Wavre, Belgium Phone: +32-(0)485 868 788

Authority:

The distribution list shall include but is not limited to: All dealers and owners/customers for whom addresses are on file. PIA Technical Committee IPC Technical Committee All parachuting periodicals National Aero Clubs-Parachuting sections

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