What was found
DURING THE ROUTINE INSPECTION OF LIFE RAFT LAST RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 10-10-2008, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BAYONET PROTECTIVE COVER REMAINED IN PLACE IN-BETWEEN THE FIRING HEAD AND CYLINDER HEAD OF THE LIFE RAFTS INFLATION SYS.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2009
- Submitted
- October 19, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- WL7R957N
Winslow Marine Products Corporation - Aircraft
- N486QS
- Make and model
- Gulstm GIV
- Aircraft serial
- 1386
- System (JASC)
- 2564 · Life Raft
- Part
- Firing Head
- Part number
- A53077
- Part serial
- 85666
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Life Raft
- Component
- Life Raft · Winslow
- Component part number
- 1116FASL2301102
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.