Service difficulty report · Life Vest Pin

Difficulty date
June 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
2561 · Life Jacket
Part
Life Vest Pin
Part number
3500145NL72
Condition
Defective
Location
Inflate Pin
Component
Aeromarine
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

EASTERN AERO MARINE ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN # SBV-25-2 STATING SOME VESTS MAY HAVE DEFECTIVE INFLATION PINS INSTALLED ON THE BOTTLE INFLATION. PHI HAS FOUND SOME OF THESE SUSPECT PINS ON HOOVER INDUSTRIES VESTS. SERIAL NUMBERS INVOLVED: K0606803,K0606845, K0606802, K0606852, K0606792, K0606851, K0606769, K0606811, K0606766, K0606840, K0606841, K0606763, K0606834, K0606791, K0606765, K0606759, K0606810, K0606796, K0606798, K0606805. REPLACED VESTS WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS.