SDR VERTEX01

Service difficulty report · Battery Pack

Difficulty date
September 19, 2003
Submitted
September 19, 2003
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
2561 · Life Jacket
Part
Battery Pack
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Life Vest Light
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EMERGENCY WATER ACTIVATED LIGHT FAILURE WITHIN ORIGINAL LIFE VEST. 17 OF 18 VEST INSPECTED SHOWED RUPTURED LIGHT BATTERY PACKS.