Masterbuilt 7 In 1 Smoker 7 in 1 smoker

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20160316-71568-2147420885. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Masterbuilt 7 in 1 smoker 7 in 1 smoker (gas smoker grill. Model M7P). Incident: I received a new Masterbuilt model M7P 7 in one Smoker as a gift for 35 yrs of service with my company at the end of Jan 2016. On the 3rd use I went out to check the cooking after about 45 min. I heard unusual noise. Upon checking found the fitting (brass) at the point it goes into the grill and burner was starting to come loose. It appeared that the compression around the rubber hose may not have been adequate. I immediately turned off the grill and touched the hose again and it separated from the fitting entirely, Had I not shut off the gas to the grill and had found the situation a fire would have ensued. This is a failure of the part and a serious fire and injury hazard. The serial # of the unit is AQ 021543 I must point out that I am in the insurance industry having investigated fires for approx. 30 years. I attained the Certified Fire Investigator designation from the NC Dept of Insurance/State Fire Marshall office in 1990, so I do recognize issues of this nature.