Petroleum Jelly Deforms Exhaust Valve
Incident Date
1974-03-05
Incident Description
1974 - A diver had smeared his exhaust valve with petroleum jelly during routine maintenance instead of silicon grease. This caused it to crinkle and leak causing flooding of the second stage.
Lessons Learned
Ensure that the person who maintains your equipment is competant to do so.
| Factors |
|
| Line Management |
Negligible |
| Gas Management |
Negligible |
| Equipment Management |
Major |
| Equipment Failure |
Negligible |
| Training |
Major |
| Medical |
Negligible |
| Planning |
Negligible |
| Procedural Error |
Major |
| Cave Environment |
Negligible |
| Weather |
Negligible |
| Other Factor |
Unknown |
