What was found
RECEIVED SEVERAL EMERGENCY FLOATATION SYS USED ON THE HELICOPTERS. DURING INSP/ EVALUATION, UNAPPROVED REPAIRS WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED ONTO THESE EMERGENCY FLOAT ASSEMBLIES. IAW COMPONENT (CMM 25-61-01) SEC 6, D REPAIRS "USE NO MORE THAN 3 PATCHES PER FLOAT" THE FLOATS RECEIVED HAD UP TO 11 AND AS LITTLE AS 7 PATCHES ON EACH FLOAT. THE FLOAT STOWAGE PACKBOARD/ METALLIC STRUCTURES HAD BEEN MODIFIED WITH AN UNAPPROVED COATING/ PAINT. THE RETURN TO SERVICE DOCUMENTATION DATED 04/24/2009, REF TECH DATA THAT WAS OUT OF REVISION, CMM 25-61-01, REV 01. CMM 25-61-01, REV 3 WAS ISSUED MARCH 2004. ALL OF THESE ITEMS WERE RETURNED TO SERVICE BY OTHER REPAIR STATION.