Device product
L3 Security & Detection System Cabinet X-ray system used for security screening of checked airline baggage.
Z-0270-2018
Product summary
- Event
- Event 78658
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Quantity
- 471
- Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0270-2018
Official wording
Reason: L3 has determined in airport environments, there have been several cases where a small air gap has developed where the entrance or exit tunnels meet up with the main x-ray scanner tunnel. This a gap in x-ray shielding can result in x-ray emissions that exceed the limit in the federal performance standard for cabinet x-ray systems (see 21 CFR ¿ 1020.40(c)(1)).
Code information: Model Number : Examiner 3DX 6000 cabinet x-ray system
Distribution pattern: USA (nationwide) Distribution. Owned and operated by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Location of individual products is law enforcement sensitive. TSA HQ is located in Crystal City, Virginia.
Derived failure modes
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Unknown
L3 has determined in airport environments, there have been several cases where a small air gap has developed where the entrance or exit tunnels meet up with the main x-ray scanner tunnel. This a gap in x-ray shielding can result in x-ray emissions that exceed the limit in the federal performance standard for cabinet x-ray systems (see 21 CFR ¿ 1020.40(c)(1)).