Service difficulty report · Life Raft

Difficulty date
April 30, 2026
Submitted
April 30, 2026
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Part number
70708127
Part serial
M8117
Condition
No Test
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

G7500 8 PERSON LIFERAFT ASSY RECEIVED IN PACKED CONDITION. DURING TRIAL INFLATION, UNIT WAS FAILED DEPLOYMENT. PREPARATION FOR THE TRIAL INFLATION TEST WAS PERFORMED, INCLUDING A RESERVOIR PRESSURE CHECKED. THE RECORDED PRESSURE OF 3423 PSI MEETS THE REQUIRED LIMITS SPECIFIED IN THE CMM. A DISCREPANCY WAS OBSERVED, THE EXTERNAL MOORING LINE WAS ROUTE AROUND THE LIFERAFT AND PASSED BENEATH THE VACUUM BAG.