SDR TAOA049605

Service difficulty report · Asperator

Difficulty date
April 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Asperator
Part number
743GPS1
Condition
Cracked
Location
Raft Assy
Component
Eaaeromarine · EAMT46
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

AN UNSERVICEABLE OVERDUE LIFE RAFT WAS USED FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANT TRAINING DEPLOYMENT EXERCISE. INFLATION OF LIFE RAFT WAS NORMAL WITH RAPID DEFLATION, CAUSED BY 2 EACH PRESSURE ASPERATORS (PN 743GPS-1) RUBBER BUTTERFLY TYPE DIAPHRAGMS FOUND CRACKED AND DETERIORATED WHICH ALLOWED COMPRESSED AIR TO ESCAPE. RAFT MANUFACTURE DATE 4/90. FABRIC MANUFACTURE DATE 1/90. TSO C12C/C70A TYPE, CAO 103.15 APPROVAL.