Service difficulty report · Life Raft

Difficulty date
September 26, 2006
Submitted
November 13, 2006
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Part number
46FASA2303603
Part serial
4UL00158
Condition
Partial Inflate
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LIFE RAFT PARTIALLY INADVERTENTLY INFLATED IN CUSTOMERS AIRCRAFT CABIN AREA (UNDER SEAT CUSHION) WHICH COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, INJURY TO PERSONS OR LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL HAD LIFE RAFT COMPLETELY INFLATED IN-FLIGHT. THE LIFE RAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CABIN BY THE OPERATOR BEFORE IT HAD COMPLETELY INFLATED MINIMIZING THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE DAMAGE. (K)