Service difficulty report · Life Raft · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 1, 2025
Submitted
October 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76288
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
33451
Aircraft time
65,749 hours, 24,250 cycles
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Part number
64356101
Part serial
M10537
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Zone 200
Part time
26,726 hours, 10,242 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RAFT FELL FROM CEILING NEEDS REMOVED FOUND MOST AFT LIFE RAFT COMPARMENT OPENED AND RAFT FELL OUT INTO AISLE. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO RAFT OR ENCLOSURE. RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF RAFT, DUE TO HARD LANDING AND EJECTION OF RAFT, AS PRECAUTIONARY. RAFT WAS PLACED BACK IN ENCLOSURE AND CLOSED FOR FURTHER INSP. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT LIFE RAFT IRT AMM 25-64-00-900-810.