Service difficulty report · Life Raft · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
February 22, 2008
Submitted
February 22, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N900KE
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
052
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Part number
5A320410312
Part serial
4R236
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
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

RECEIVED SUBJECT LIFE RAFT FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION FROM REGISTERED OWNER. THE LIFE RAFT WAS RECEIVED BY THIS REPAIR STATION IN A PACKED CONDITION AND IN ITS "AS-REMOVED" CONDITION FROM THE AIRCRAFT. DURING DISASSEMBLY AND PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF SUBJECT LIFE RAFT, FOUND A STEEL SAFETY PIN INSTALLED IN THE LIFE RAFT INFLATION BOTTLE. THE LIFE RAFT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN OPERABLE WITH THIS SAFETY PIN INSTALLED HAD THIS LIFE RAFT BEEN CALLED UPON TO FUNCTION IN AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY.