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Just curious. My rigger hadn't. Happened on my last jump of day. D-bag & pilot chute gone :( Apparently, the d-bag decided to pull through that loop on deployment (the stitching held, as you can see).

Going to call aerodyne and see what it costs / time to fix. Anyone have an idea what the cost will be? (just curious on this as well)
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Yup.

Seen it a couple of times. On both occasions the problem lay with a non-stainless component that had pitted and / or rusted and during use the rough surface of the component has over time rubbed through the material
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Could little bits of rust have gotten into the fabric and that continued to wear it out? Or enough damage was done that my continued use pulled it free? I only ask because my rig is relatively new ( <1 year ) and though I can't really inspect the ring anymore since I lost all of that, I'd be really surprised if it was my ring that was pitted and rusted.
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Can't really help other than to say that I have seen the ring cause wear and also the rapide link cause wear. This is why I prefer cost links to attach bridles where there is not a larks head system at the bottom of the bridle

Perhaps discuss with you rigger or the person who assembled your rig. They may remember something
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Seen it a couple of times on gear that was way more than a year old. That's one of many things that should be inspected periodically. Don't know what it costs to fix.



well, the chute itself is about 12 years w/ about 400 jumps or so.
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Seen it a couple of times on gear that was way more than a year old. That's one of many things that should be inspected periodically. Don't know what it costs to fix.



well, the chute itself is about 12 years w/ about 400 jumps or so.


Yup, that sounds like it rusted the ring attaching the canopy to the bridle, rust cut thru the attachment. Shouldn't cost much to fix, takes longer to set it up than it does to sew a new one on.

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Brown discoloration makes it look like rust damage.

The next most likely cause is a rough edge on a hew ring. Every year , a tiny percentage of rough hardware sneaks out of forging mills and parachute hardware. This why it is always a good habit to ask a rigger to inspect and assemble your brand new gear before you jump it.

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Yep, seen that.

Slightly different failure mode, but had that happen to me once too.

I'd think your local rigger could repair the damage to the canopy and get you up and jumping again, but if you want to return the canopy to Aerodyne, that's good too.

Let us know what they say.

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