Parts · Cabin, seats and restraints

Life Raft

204 failure reports named the life raft in the last ten years, 293 since 1995, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "low pressure". 15 FAA approvals let 5 companies make a replacement life raft, Gm Nameplate holding the most (6). The reports call it "life raft", "life raft elt".

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1995	2
1996	4
1997	9
1998	4
1999	2
2000	4
2001	7
2002	4
2003	5
2004	1
2005	2
2006	10
2007	4
2008	5
2009	5
2010	5
2011	4
2012	2
2013	2
2014	2
2015	6
2016	6
2017	24
2018	16
2019	24
2020	15
2021	21
2022	24
2023	11
2024	13
2025	26
2026	24

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Cabin, seats and restraints202Airframe structure2

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Cabin, seats and restraints	202
Airframe structure	2

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Boeing 73796Airbus A32136Boeing 75718Airbus A32013Embraer ERJ 190 E190 and E1958Airbus A3196Boeing 7675Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E1754Boeing 7473Airbus A3002Boeing 7772Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-882

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Boeing 737	96
Airbus A321	36
Boeing 757	18
Airbus A320	13
Embraer ERJ 190 E190 and E195	8
Airbus A319	6
Boeing 767	5
Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E175	4
Boeing 747	3
Airbus A300	2
Boeing 777	2
Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88	2

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

low pressure62damaged16misinstalled15unserviceable13unsecure10expired9failed6out of position6inoperative5open5

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
low pressure	62
damaged	16
misinstalled	15
unserviceable	13
unsecure	10
expired	9
failed	6
out of position	6
inoperative	5
open	5

Engines most often reporting it

General Electric CF6-80C2B1F 1Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C 1Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307A 1

Approved replacement parts 15 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a life raft and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a life raft:

Gm Nameplate 6Vickers INC, Fluid Control and Actuation Div 3Eaton Aerospace Sterer Engineering 3Aircraft Reconfig Technologies (Art) 2Aero Seats and Systems INC 1

For these models most: Boeing 727 (7), Boeing 747 (4), Boeing 737 (2), Sikorsky S-76 (1), Boeing 707 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Aircraft Reconfig Technologies (Art)	Life Raft Installation on a Boeing 737-700 MDL 10T038L001	Modification Part	Boeing 737-700 with STC ST03873AT-D installed	2010-12-12	current
Aircraft Reconfig Technologies (Art)	Life Raft Installation on a Boeing 737-700 MDL 10T038L001	Modification Part	Boeing 737-700 with STC ST03873AT-D installed	2010-12-12	current
Gm Nameplate	LIFE RAFT BAC27CPA213	BAC27CPA213	Boeing 707 Series	2006-02-06	current
Gm Nameplate	LIFE RAFT STOWAGE BAC27DCC3172	BAC27DCC3172	Boeing 727 & 737 Series	2006-01-27	current
Gm Nameplate	LIFE RAFT STOWAGE BAC27DCC3261	BAC27DCC3261	Boeing 727 & 737 Series	2006-01-27	current
Gm Nameplate	LIFE RAFT BAC27DPA1497	BAC27DPA1497	Boeing 727 & 737 Series	2006-01-27	current
Gm Nameplate	LIFE RAFT INSIDE BAC27DPA1210	BAC27DPA1210	Boeing 727 & 737 Series	2006-01-27	current
Gm Nameplate	LIFE RAFT BAC27DPA2576	BAC27DPA2576	Boeing 727 & 737 Series	2006-01-27	current
Eaton Aerospace Sterer Engineering	Life Raft Snubber 77920-(X)	60B50057	Boeing 747	2000-11-07	current
Eaton Aerospace Sterer Engineering	Life Raft Snubber 73220-1	60B50057-5	Boeing 747 (ALL)	2000-11-07	current
Eaton Aerospace Sterer Engineering	Life Raft Door Balance 73220-ALL	73220-ALL	Boeing 727-200 Series	2000-11-07	current
Vickers INC, Fluid Control and Actuation Div	Life Raft Snubber 77920-(X)	Boeing 60B50057	Boeing 747	1999-10-24	current
Vickers INC, Fluid Control and Actuation Div	Life Raft Door Balance 73220-ALL	Boeing 73220-ALL	Boeing 727-200 Series Aircraft	1999-10-24	current
Vickers INC, Fluid Control and Actuation Div	Life Raft Snubber 73220-1	Boeing 60B50057-5	Boeing 747 (all)	1999-10-24	current
Aero Seats and Systems INC	Life Raft Deployment System ASI-500	Modification Part	Sikorsky S76-A, -B. -C	1999-03-25	current

Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.