Service difficulty report · Tether · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49643
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Tether
Condition
Detached
Location
Life Raft
Stage of operation
IN
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

SEA - DURING LIFE RAFT DEMONSTRATION INFLATION, THE SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT PACKAGE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE RAFT WHEN THE TETHER SECURING THE EQUIPMENT PACKAGE TO THE RAFT STITCHING FAILED AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE EQUIPMENT PACKAGE. THE RAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. (W)

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