Service difficulty report · Carabiner · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
August 30, 2017
Submitted
September 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N767AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
22785
Aircraft time
60,241 hours, 41,675 cycles
Part
Carabiner
Condition
Missing
Location
Forward Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THREE EMERGENCY DESCENT SAFETY HARNESS CARABINERS WERE MISSING FROM THEIR STOWAGE POUCH. WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE (GROUNDED), THREE NEW SAFETY HARNESS CARABINERS WERE INSTALLED INTO THE STOWAGE POUCH. THE CAUSE OF THE MISSING CARABINERS IS UNKNOWN.