SDR 2001F00600

Service difficulty report · Life Raft · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
November 6, 2001
Submitted
November 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
N254GA
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Part number
710FAUL030110
Part serial
7UL00102
Condition
Punctured
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

A LIFE RAFT WAS RECEIVED FROM MARSHALL AEROSPACE FOR INSPECT, TEST, AND RECERTIFICATION. THE RAFT HAD BEEN OVERHAULED A MONTH PREVIOUSLY BY A REPAIR STATION THAT HAD JAR-145 APPROVAL (BUT DID NOT HAVE FAR-145 APPROVAL). DURING LEAK CHECK TEST, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RAFT WAS CONTINUOUSLY DEFLATING DUE TO PUNCTURES IN THE FABRIC. THIS DAMAGE WAS PROBABLY CAUSED DURING PACKING.