Swoopyswoop 0 #1 May 15, 2003 If anyone doesnt know that mirage has issued a recall on there rigs for faulty reserve pins. I have noticed this several times watching our rigger at the dz open these containers. Every single container I have seen him open, the pins wrer no longer staright. they all had a slight bend to them. That wouyld make for an interesting premature opening if you were headown "when I die, I want to go like my grandfather while im sleeping, not like the passengers riding in the car with me Swoopster A.S.S. #6 Future T.S.S holder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 May 15, 2003 The recall was only issued on certian pins, specifically Mirage 27” Soft Reserve Ripcord, part #SH01-27, batch #M005128, mfd. 11/25/2001 – 5/10/2002. Unless every ripcord you've seen is in that batch one thing that can lead to bent pins is riggers that over tighten the pack job.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swoopyswoop 0 #3 May 15, 2003 Thanks for the clarification buddy "when I die, I want to go like my grandfather while im sleeping, not like the passengers riding in the car with me Swoopster A.S.S. #6 Future T.S.S holder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albatross 0 #4 May 15, 2003 It is no the premature opening that I would stress about. I would really be concerned about the pin you could not extract and no cyress.Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rdutch 0 #5 May 15, 2003 Quote If anyone doesnt know that mirage has issued a recall on there rigs for faulty reserve pins. I have noticed this several times watching our rigger at the dz open these containers. Every single container I have seen him open, the pins wrer no longer staright. they all had a slight bend to them. That wouyld make for an interesting premature opening if you were headown I am a little confused here, how would a slight bend cause a premature deployment on a reserve? On certain rig's, the rig manufacturer request's an angle from the pin manufacturer, are you talking about this? And confusing the straight pin of a Javelin, with the kind of angled pin of the Mirage. If a pin breaks, that would be definitely a bad thing, but a pin should be able to bend without breaking (though a bent pin isnt good either) but even with a large bend (i.e a curved deployment pin) I dont think it would cause a reserve deployment. Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tombuch 0 #6 May 16, 2003 Quote If a pin breaks, that would be definitely a bad thing, but a pin should be able to bend without breaking (though a bent pin isnt good either) but even with a large bend (i.e a curved deployment pin) I dont think it would cause a reserve deployment. You are correct. A pin SHOULD bend when it is side loaded. The problem with the recalled Mirage pins is that they may be too brittle, and will break if improperly loaded. A broken pin might make it impossible to deploy a reserve, and that would be a very bad thing. So, a bent pin is a kinda bad thing and should be replaced. A broken pin is a very bad thing, and should be avoided at all costs.Tom Buchanan Instructor Emeritus Comm Pilot MSEL,G Author: JUMP! Skydiving Made Fun and Easy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
