Service difficulty report · Life Raft

Difficulty date
October 5, 2006
Submitted
October 24, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
WL7R957N
Winslow Marine Products Corporation
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Part number
1218FAUL03011
Part serial
12UL00189
Condition
Unserviceable
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LIFE RAFT HAD A PARACHUTE CORD TIED AROUND THE INFLATABLE PORTION OF THE LIFE RAFT, WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE LIFE RAFT TO STRANGLE AND THE LIFE RAFT WOULD HAVE FAILED TO DEPLOY.