Service difficulty report · Life Raft

Difficulty date
October 16, 2006
Submitted
September 4, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Part
Life Raft
Part number
46FASA2311323
Part serial
4UL00632
Condition
Partial Inflate
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 AC 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. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INFLATION CYLINDER HEAD WAS LEAKING AT THE POINT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE INFLATION CYLINDER. THIS LIFE RAFT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE MFG SIL (SIL001STS) DATED 11/21/2005. (K)