# SAIB NM-08-43: Cabin Equipment/Furnishings - Seats - Type: Special airworthiness information bulletin (advisory, not mandatory) - Status: Current - Revision: 0 - Issued: September 3, 2008 - Products: Airbus A310-204, A310-221, A310-222, A310-304, A310-322, A310-324, A310-325, A319 Model -111, A319 Model -112, A319 Model -113, A319 Model -114, A319 Model -115 and 44 more - Product type: Aircraft, Large Airplane - PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/ff/a3/ffa3b78296ff2ffa504587641214a21bf37640aa780733dbc31ec9bc0d49f888 - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/4C041C5E6B0E3760862574B9004DD27F.0001 - DRS record last changed: September 3, 2008 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/saib/NM-08-43 ## Text FAA Aircraft Certification Service **SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS** INFORMATION BULLETIN SUBJ: Cabin Equipment/Furnishings - Seats SAIB: NM-08-43 Date: September 3, 2008 This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory. Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) informs you that Brice Manufacturing Company, Inc., Model B1000 and B1010 seats installed on the airplanes listed below have been identified as having the potential for causing finger injuries. The affected seats were manufactured between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2007. • Airbus Model A310-200, -300 series airplanes • Airbus Model A320-100, -200 series airplanes • Airbus Model A319-100 series airplanes • Airbus Model A330-200, -300 series airplanes • BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 airplanes • BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model Avro 146-RJ airplanes • Boeing Model 737-200, -300, -500, -700, -800 series airplanes • Boeing Model 767-200, -300, -400ER series airplanes • McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), MD-88 airplanes Background Brice Manufacturing Company, Inc., reported three finger injury incidents involving children of age two or less. All three incidents occurred when the children had their finger(s) inserted into the lower inboard facing armrest cavity while the armrest was being lowered from its raised position. Recommendations Brice Manufacturing Company, Inc., has developed an armrest plug kit to mitigate potential injuries. We recommend that owners/operators of aircraft with the seats identified above incorporate Brice Manufacturing Company, Inc., Service Letter SL67205-001, Revision A, dated January 11, 2008. This service letter provides detailed instructions for the installation of an armrest plug kit. For Further Information Contact Simon Leung, Aerospace Engineer, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3960 Paramount Boulevard, Suite 100, Lakewood, CA 90712; phone: (562) 627-5346; fax: (562) 627-5210; e-mail: simon.leung@faa.gov. For Related Service Information Contact Brice Manufacturing Company, Inc., 10262 Norris Avenue, Pacoima, CA 91331; Attention: Customer Service, phone: (818) 896-2938; fax: (818) 896-9149. ## Registered aircraft it may concern (OpenAirDocs) Registry models matched by make and model, the same way as ADs, most registered aircraft first. - [Boeing 737-823](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-823): 278 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-800](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-800): 139 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-824](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-824): 135 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-832](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-832): 73 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-890](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-890): 60 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83): 49 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-332](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-332): 46 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus A330-243](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-243): 40 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-724](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-724): 36 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-322](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322): 36 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-323): 27 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82): 22 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus A330-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-323): 21 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-432ER](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-432er): 21 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus A330-343](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-343): 17 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-424ER](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-424er): 16 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-790](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-790): 14 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88): 14 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-752](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-752): 13 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-338](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-338): 13 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-87): 13 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-316](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-316): 12 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A](https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-avro-146-rj85a): 12 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus A330-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-223): 11 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-346](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-346): 11 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus A330-302](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-302): 10 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-281](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-281): 9 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-400): 8 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-381](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-381): 8 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [British Aerospace BAE 146 SERIES 200A](https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-146-series-200a): 8 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-852](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-852): 7 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-436](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-436): 6 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-500): 6 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-232): 6 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-319](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-319): 6 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-700](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-700): 5 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-224](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-224): 5 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-300): 5 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-306](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-306): 5 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-300): 4 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-883](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-883): 4 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-336](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-336): 4 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-205](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-205): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-484](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-484): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-490](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-490): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-524](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-524): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 737-732](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-732): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-223): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-231): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 767-304](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-304): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) All 200: https://openairdocs.org/saib/NM-08-43/models.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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