Service difficulty report · Life Raft · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
November 12, 2006
Submitted
September 4, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N191MC
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
282
Engine
Garrtt TFE73160
Part
Life Raft
Part number
46FASA0303603
Part serial
4UL00105
Condition
Partial Inflate
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE LIFE RAFT VACUUM BAG INFLATED DUE TO CYLINDER LEAKAGE BETWEEN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND LIFE RAFT CYLINDER. THE AC WAS CRUISING AT 40,000 FT WHEN THE PILOT HEAR A LOUD POP. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE PILOT HAD DISCOVERED THE LIFE RAFT HAD AN UNCOMMANDED INFLATION. THE BANDS AROUND THE LIFE RAFT CONTAINER HELD THE LIFE RAFT TOGETHER AND IT WAS LATER REMOVED FROM UNDER THE COUCH.