NTSB Safety Recommendation H-06-6 and -7 Auto Slack Adjusters
| Entry Date | March 3, 2006 |
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| Issue Number | 06-004-VEH |
| Name | Rex Railsback |
| Agency | Kansas Highway Patrol |
| Address | 1220 S. EnterpriseOlathe, KS, 66061United StatesMap It (opens in a new tab) |
| Phone | (785) 256-5046 |
| Fax | (913) 782-0429 |
| [email protected] | |
| Committee | Vehicle Committee |
| Status | Closed |
| Summary of Issue | The need to inform the membership and roadside inspectors of the hazards of manually adjusting auto slack adj. Inform same that an auto slack out of adjust. is two violations and not one. Once 20% is met then all viol. that lead to 20% need to be repaired. |
| Justification or Need | Please Reference NTSB Safety Recommendation #H-06-6 and -7 |
| Request for Action | Issue Inspection Bulletin and/or modify the text or at the least add note to OOSC that an auto slack failing to auto adjustment is a violation and a broken brake component and counts towards 20% criteria. |