Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-21992 · Parachute
MARS A.S. Parachutes
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2022-24-04. Comply with the one in force.
This AD applies to MARS A.S. ATL-88/90-1B (commercially known as ATL-15 SL) emergency parachutes that meet either of the criterion in paragraph (c)(1) or (2) of this AD:
(1) The parachute has a date of manufacture of January 1, 2016, or later; or
(2) The date of manufacture of the parachute is unknown.
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-05- 09, which applied to certain MARS A.S. emergency parachutes. AD 2022- 05-09 required removing emergency parachutes with certain manufacture dates or serial numbers from service. Since the FAA issued AD 2022-05- 09, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) superseded its mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) to correct an unsafe condition on this aviation product. The MCAI identifies the unsafe condition as the length of the ripcord between the pins being too long, which could cause a malfunction of the emergency parachute. This AD retains the actions required by AD 2022-05-09 and expands the applicability.
As of the effective date of this AD, remove each emergency parachute from service.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
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