Section 7: Repair Assessment Guide
Bambi Bucket Service Manual – Models 2024-4453 30
Bucket Shell Repair Criteria
Category 1: Safety
Cease operations and repair immediately.
• One or more broken top loop knots (M-strap attachment point to the shell).
• Gross punctures through shell that cut or severely damage one or more panel strips.
• Separation of fabric welds longer than 3" (76 mm).
• Punctures or cuts through shell longer than 3" (76 mm).
• Two or more broken bottom webbing loops.
Category 2: Operational
Repair before next day’s operation or eight hours flight time.
• Top loop knots that are worn or have damage to more than 25% of the fabric.
• Cuts, punctures or weld separations less than 3” and/or cut through more than 25% of a panel
strip.
• Bottom webbing loops with more than 25% damage to fabric strands.
• Broken or missing bottom webbing protective wear strips.
• Five or more broken battens.
Category 3: Monitor
Monitor and/or repair if condition deteriorates.
• Wear, abrasions, and cuts to the bucket shell fabric isolated to one side of the material that do
not cut through.
• Wear, abrasions and cuts to the webbing loops, strips and top loop knots that involve less
than 25% of the fabric strands on any portion of the affected webbing.
• Wear and abrasions to webbing protective strips.
• Up to 4" (102 mm) of peeled weld on panel strip.
• Up to four broken battens.
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