1AD/EMY/21 - Life Jackets (RFD) - Inspection

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Emergency Equipment

(a) Inspect for discolouration, brittleness to touch or porosity; and

(b) Pressure test - inflate life jacket with clean dry air to 3 P.S.I. No loss of pressure is permitted over one minute. Inflate to 300mm water gauge. Max loss permitted, 20mm over five minutes.

2. Test in accordance with a scheme acceptable to the Secretary.

3. Return life jacket to RFD service agent for inspection and test.

Note: Major defect reports must be submitted detailing serial number of defective life jacket and the nature of the deterioration.

Compliance: Unless already accomplished within the last six months, before 30 November 1984.

Background: This Directive is issued to ensure the integrity of life jackets made from material specification DTI-MS3/14/0446 by Bramac Industries.