G4 Owner’s Manual – 21e – Maintaining Your Mirage – Repairs & Alterations

September 25, 20170

Repairs

Every part used to construct your Mirage could be replaced if required.  Some are easy to change, and some require major reconstruction of the rig.

Depending upon what is being repaired and how the repair must be accomplished determines if the repair is considered to be a major or minor repair.

 

Minor Repairs

The following parts can be ordered as replacements or spares and are easily changed by a Senior or Master Parachute Rigger.

Replacing any of these parts with a factory made replacement part is considered a minor repair, and may be accomplished by an appropriately rated Senior or Master Parachute Rigger, or a foreign equivalent.

  • Main Deployment Bag
  • Main Pilot Chute
  • Main Risers
  • Main Toggles
  • Main Closing Loop
  • Main Cutaway Handle / 3-Ring Release Handle and Cables
  • Reserve Deployment Bag
  • Reserve Deployment Bag Safety Stow
  • Reserve Pilot Chute
  • Reserve Ripcord
  • Reserve Toggles
  • Reserve Closing Loop And Disc
  • RSL Lanyard*
  • Leg Pads
  • Leg Pad Bungee
  • Lumbar Support Strap
  • Harness Webbing Keepers

* Replacing the RSL guide rings on the No. 6 flap is considered a major repair.  When ordering any of these parts, the serial number of the Mirage is required to make sure that we send the correct item.  Some items also require a length and/or color.  Contact Mirage Systems, Inc. for guidance.

 

Major Repairs

Major repairs to your Mirage are authorized if accomplished by an appropriately rated Master Parachute Rigger, or a foreign equivalent.  Repairs made to installed parts must return the part to an airworthy condition without altering the design, configuration, materials used, or construction techniques.

The replacement of the following parts is considered a major repair and require the expertise of an appropriately rated Master Parachute Rigger or a foreign equivalent to install.  Riggers are encouraged to order replacement parts from Mirage Systems, Inc., rather that trying to make the parts locally.  Mirage Systems, Inc. maintains the patterns for all parts made after 1998.

The parts on this list are available from Mirage Systems, Inc.

Any part of the harness webbing

Any part of the harness hardware

Any part of the reserve container

Any part of the main container

Any part of the back pad and yoke

Release assembly housings

Reserve ripcord housing

When ordering parts, you will need to provide the model (G3, G4.1, RTS), size (MZS, M5, etc.), and serial number of the Mirage.  Some items also require additional information.

 

Alterations

Alterations are changes made to the original design configuration of an approved parachute assembly.

Repairing a Mirage in a manner that does not duplicate the original design, configuration, materials used, and construction techniques, is an alteration.

Alterations to the design of a Mirage are NOT AUTHORIZED, and void the TSO approval.