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SUBJ/CROSBY SHACKLE RECALL//
REF/A/MSGID:EMAIL/CROSBY SHACKLE RECALL/18NOV2019//
AMPN/REF A IS THE CROSBY GROUP NOTIFICATION OF SHACKLE RECALL.//
POC/B. LOFTIS/GS-13/UNIT:NAVAL SAFETY CENTER/NAME:564-3520EXT7188
/EMAIL:BRADLEY.P.LOFTIS(AT)NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE CROSBY GROUP HAS ISSUED A STOP USE
RECALL ON THEIR 7/8 INCH 6.5-TON SHACKLES.  THESE SHACKLES MAY
HAVE A CONDITION THAT CAN REDUCE THE ULTIMATE LOAD CAPACITY FROM
THE PUBLISHED CATALOG VALUES.  THE SHACKLE BOW MAY HAVE A
PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED DEFECT, AND CONTINUED USE MAY RESULT IN
LOSS OF LOAD, PROPERTY DAMAGE, SEVERE INJURY, OR DEATH.
2. THE AFFECTED SHACKLES HAVE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION CODE (PIC)
SYMBOLS APPEARING ON THE BOW OF THE PRODUCT.  CROSBY HAS
IDENTIFIED THEIR 7/8 INCH 6.5-TON SHACKLES WITH A PIC 5VJ ON THE
BOW MAY HAVE THIS CONDITION.  NO OTHER SIZES OR PICS ARE PART OF
THIS RECALL.
3. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SHACKLES AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL:
3.A. 1019542 7/8 INCH 6.50T S-2130 SHACKLE
3.B. 1019533 7/8 INCH 6.50T G-2130 SHACKLE
3.C. 1018151 7/8 INCH 6.50T G-213 SHACKLE
3.D. 1018160 7/8 INCH 6.50T S-213 SHACKLE
3.E. 1018516 7/8 INCH 6.50T G-209 SHACKLE
3.F. 1018525 7/8 INCH 6.50T S-209 SHACKLE
3.G. 12662031 7/8 INCH 6.50T G-2130OC SHACKLE
4.  EVERY COMMAND MUST IDENTIFY ALL SUCH 7/8 INCH 6.5-TON
SHACKLES WITH PIC 5VJ, REMOVE THEM FROM USE IMMEDIATELY, AND
ARRANGE FOR RETURN AND REPLACEMENT.  TO RETURN THE AFFECTED
SHACKLES, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CROSBY DISTRIBUTOR.  THE CROSBY
GROUP TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM CAN BE REACHED AT 1-800-772-1500.
5. FOR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS CONTACT THE POC LISTED ABOVE.//
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