What was found
WHILE IN FLIGHT THE LT NOSE FLOAT ASSEMBLY STARTED TO DEPLOY. MAINTENANCE FOUND FLOAT VALVE LEAKING INTERNALY AND STARTED TO INFLATE BAG.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2001
- Submitted
- May 29, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1545K
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76A
- Aircraft serial
- 760047
- System (JASC)
- 3212 · Emergency Flotation Section
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Float Bottle
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.