Service difficulty report · Hoist

Difficulty date
March 11, 2019
Submitted
March 11, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Part
Hoist
Part number
44301109
Part serial
00760
Condition
Corroded
Part time
4 hours
Component
Rescue Hoist · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
4430176
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING A TRAINING MISSION, A FIREFIGHTER BECAME DETACHED FROM THE HOIST HOOK AND FELL TEN METERS SUSTAINING INJURIES. HOIST HOOK HAD NOT BEEN RETROFITTED WITH PRODUCT SAFETY SERVICE BULLETIN.