Service difficulty report · Life Raft

Difficulty date
March 23, 2015
Submitted
March 23, 2015
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Part number
4600109RB500
Part serial
E56
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THE FLAPPERS ON THE ASPIRATORS OF THE LIFE RAFT DID NOT FULLY CLOSE AFTER PERFORMING A FUNCTION TEST. IT WAS VISIBLE THE UPPER AND LOWER ASPIRATORS WERE LEAKING AND RELEASING AIR AT A FAST RATE. THESE TYPE OF RAFTS CARRY A 24 LEAK TEST AND THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR LOST AIR IN 1 MINUTE.