Service difficulty report · Life Raft · Emb ERJ170100LR

Difficulty date
March 11, 2026
Submitted
September 28, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176RS
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100LR
Aircraft serial
17000107
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Part number
3654CNUL3011101
Part serial
36CN00110
Condition
No Test
Location
Zone 200
Part time
542 hours, 270 cycles
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.

What was found

LIFE RAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO BE USED FOR AN FAA TRAINING EVENT. WHEN THE CREWMEMBER PULLED THE HANDLE TO ACTIVATE PER INSTRUCTIONS, RAFT DID NOT INFLATE. PRESSURE GAUGE STILL SHOWED FULL PRESSURE. WORKING WITH COLLINS/WINSLOW WE WERE GIVEN A SAFETY PIN FOR SHIPPING, BUT IT DID NOT GO INTO THE SAFETY PIN HOLE. THEY STATED THE PISTON TRIGGERED BUT GAS HAD NOT BEEN DISCHARGED AND SENT US TOOLING TO DISCHARGE BOTTLE AND WE WILL BE SENDING RAFT TO THEM FOR INVESTIGATION.

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