Service difficulty report · Light

Difficulty date
October 6, 2003
Submitted
November 3, 2003
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
2561 · Life Jacket
Part
Light
Part number
WARL8A
Condition
Failed
Location
Life Jacket
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

(CAN) EASTERN AERO MARINE LIFE JACKET P/N P0723E105P WERE SENT FOR OVERHAUL AND RECERTIFICATION. 100 PERCENT OF THE JACKETS RETURNED WITH FAILED WATER ACTIVATED LIFE JACKET LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. THESE UNITS WERE ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, MANUFACTURED IN AUGUST/2001. THE LIFE JACKET LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE MANUFACTURED BY PROSAR TECHNOLOGIES INC. OF DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. THE PART NUMBER OF THE DEFECTIVE UNIT IS WARL-8A. ALL WATER ACTIVATED LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED AT OVERHAUL AND THE LIFE JACKETS WERE RE-INSTALLED BACK INTO THE AIRCRAFT. IN SPEAKING WITH THE OVERHAUL FACILITY, THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT IS VERY COMMON FOR THESE UNITS TO FAIL AT OVERHAUL INSPECTION.