Service difficulty report · Life Raft · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
October 29, 2009
Submitted
December 4, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N52MK
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1337
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Part number
1218FAUL6301101
Part serial
12UL00111
Condition
Misinstalled
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

UIT WAS RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMER WITH A REQUEST TO O/H. ON INITIAL INSP, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE LIFE RAFT ASSY WAS INCORRECTLY REPACKED AT THE PREVIOUS OVERHAUL. THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND: MOORING LINE AND RIPCORD WERE ROUTED UNDERNEATH THE LACING FOR THE VALISE, BEFORE BEING POSITIONED UNDER THE PAINTER COVER. THE CMM CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE MOORING LINE AND RIPCORD ARE NOT ROUTED UNDER THE VALISE LACING, BUT GO DIRECTLY UNDER THE PAINTER COVER. POTENTIAL EFFECT IF THE UNIT HAD BEEN USED IN SERVICE IS THAT THE LIFE RAFT MAY NOT HAVE INFLATED. (K)