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. PICTURE AVAILABLE.