What was found
DURING THE YEARLY INSPECTION OF THE LIFE VEST, THE WATER ACTIVATER BATTERY FOR THE LOCATING LIGHT HAD SWOLLEN AND STARTED TO CRACK OPEN.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2003
- Submitted
- May 20, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Battery
- Part number
- L84
- Condition
- Swollen
- Location
- Beacon
- Component
- Life Preserver · KSE35L8
- Component part number
- P0723E105P
- 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.