Libra BCD, Air Scource 2 alternate second stage regulator scuba diving
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 18, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 18, 2016the latest report was made
- Feb 18, 2016the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Libra BCD, Air Scource 2 alternate second stage regulator
- Maker
- Aqua LungMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Scuba divingThe activity, its clothing or equipmentCPSC’s product type: Scuba Diving (Activity, Apparel or Equipment) (code 1275), in Sports and Recreation: Pools & Water Sports
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Death 1
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Death Made Feb 18, 2016, sent to the company Mar 4, 2016, published by CPSC Mar 18, 2016
The product, in the report: The BCD: Model “Libra”, women’s medium; Serial No. 31402. The BCD is an integrated design with an attached alternate second stage regulator; Model: Airsource 2; Serial No. R380046.
Diver drowned while scuba diving after spring failed in secondary oral inflation device, Air Source 2, manufactured by Aqua Lung America. Spring failure prevented buoyancy compensation device (“BCD”) to provide adequate buoyancy for diver resulting in drowning and death of diver.
- Model
- Libra BCD, Air Scource 2 alternate second stage regulator
- Bought from
- Aquatic Dreams Dive Shop
- Bought
- Feb 7, 2009
- Where
- Carmel, California: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Age 26, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Client, Patient, Student, Etc. (professional relationship)
- As this report names them
- Brand Libra BCD, Air Scource 2 alternate second stage regulator, made or sold by Aqua Lung
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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