Safety Notice

Papillon Raqoon EN-A paraglider

9 May 2023

Date	29.04.2023
Subject	Raqoon 55 EAPR-GS-0665/17 (XS) Raqoon 60 EAPR-GS-0666/17 (S) Raqoon 80 EAPR-GS-0667/17 (SM) Raqoon 85 EAPR-GS-0668/17 (M) Raqoon 100 EAPR-GS-0669/17 (L) Raqoon 120 EAPR-GS-0670/17 (XL)

A Papillon Raqoon was found to have far below average porosity (air permeability) values. While the affected unit showed independent termination of all stall maneuvers during test flights, an increased stall tendency was noted. Research has shown that a quality variation leading to weak air permeability values cannot be ruled out for the orange and yellow colors of the Domenico Dokdo cloth used. The following designs of Raqoon are affected: Colour 3 (leading edge center orange) Colour 5 (leading edge center yellow) The manufacturer issues the following safety measure s: Papillon Raqoon in the designs Colour 3 and Colour 5 must be subjected to a quality control in the form of a porosity measurement before the next flight. The porosity measurements are carried out free of charge by Flugschule Papillon Wasserkuppe/Rhön www.papillon.de/wasserkuppe/ Flugschule Papillon Elpe/Hochsauerland www.papillon.de/sauerland/ APC Flugschule Stubaital/Tirol www.papillon.de/stubai/ The safety measure comes into effect immediately. PAPILLON PARAGLIDERS Wasserkuppe 46 36129 Gersfeld Fon: +49 (0)6654 – 75 48 Fax: +49 (0)6654 – 82 96 [email protected] This safety notice was copied from DHV https://www.dhv.de/db1/technicdatareportnotes.php?lang=EN&item=316