Service difficulty report · Life Raft

Difficulty date
January 13, 2001
Submitted
February 6, 2001
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Condition
Defective
Component
Life Raft · Hooverind
Component part number
4600119RB
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LIFE RAFT RECEIVED IN PACKAGED CONDITION. THE PACKAGE WAS OPENED AND FOUND THAT THE MOORING LINE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE INFLATION VALVES PULL CABLE. WITHOUT MOORING LINE BEING CONNECTED TO THE INFLATION VALVES PULL CABLES, INFLATION OF THE LIFE RAFT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE, IF THE MOORING LINE WAS PULLED DURING A DEPLOYMENT. MAINTENANCE MANUALS SHOULD HAVE ATTENTION OF WORKING PERSONNEL.