What was found
DURING POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT LIFE RAFT WAS COMING OUT OF COVER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT INFLATION BOTTLE VALVE WAS SLOWLY LEAKING GAS INTO THE RAFT. SENT TO OFFSHORE HELICOPTER SUPPORT FOR WARRANTY REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2001
- Submitted
- May 7, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N30KH
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51527
- Aircraft time
- 4,074 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2564 · Life Raft
- Part
- Life Raft
- Part number
- ACR108BP
- Part serial
- 0064
- Condition
- Dislodged
- Location
- Emergency Equip
- 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.