Parachute rigger neglects to update parachute pack date update cards. Omission discovered in FAA ram...

Attributes
ACN	155865
Time
Date	199008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wi14
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 683 flight time type : 105
ASRS Report	155865
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon an FAA ramp inspection, the packing card in my parachute was out of date. Inside the bldg at the parachute center where we keep parachutes, there is a calendar of all the parachuters and packing dates. The calendar said, and was marked off as being packed less than 30 days before the ramp check. The parachute was packed within the FAA regulations, but inspector would not look at calendar with our packing dates. All of my documents were in order (pilot certificate, log books, annuals, etc). I feel the parachute packer forgot to update the pack card, but he did mark off that wall calendar (as being packed) all of our pilot reserve rigs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PARACHUTE RIGGER NEGLECTS TO UPDATE PARACHUTE PACK DATE UPDATE CARDS. OMISSION DISCOVERED IN FAA RAMP CHECK.

Narrative: UPON AN FAA RAMP INSPECTION, THE PACKING CARD IN MY PARACHUTE WAS OUT OF DATE. INSIDE THE BLDG AT THE PARACHUTE CENTER WHERE WE KEEP PARACHUTES, THERE IS A CALENDAR OF ALL THE PARACHUTERS AND PACKING DATES. THE CALENDAR SAID, AND WAS MARKED OFF AS BEING PACKED LESS THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE RAMP CHK. THE PARACHUTE WAS PACKED WITHIN THE FAA REGS, BUT INSPECTOR WOULD NOT LOOK AT CALENDAR WITH OUR PACKING DATES. ALL OF MY DOCUMENTS WERE IN ORDER (PLT CERTIFICATE, LOG BOOKS, ANNUALS, ETC). I FEEL THE PARACHUTE PACKER FORGOT TO UPDATE THE PACK CARD, BUT HE DID MARK OFF THAT WALL CALENDAR (AS BEING PACKED) ALL OF OUR PLT RESERVE RIGS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Parachute rigger neglects to update parachute pack date update cards. Omission discovered in FAA ramp check.