Service difficulty report · Life Raft · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 9, 2003
Submitted
August 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6709
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30481
Aircraft time
9,582 hours, 4,362 cycles
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Part number
D806627
Part serial
F10312
Condition
Deployed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING NIGHT TIME TRANSIT CHECK MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMING A CHECK OF THE 10 MAN LIFE RAFTS AND FOUND THE FORWARD LIFE RAFT PARTIALLY INFLATED. REPLACED RAFT.