Service difficulty report · Casting · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
January 4, 2000
Submitted
April 4, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N254TM
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0254
Part
Casting
Part number
08127358
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit Seat
Part time
5,500 hours
Component
Pilot&Copilot Seat · Cessna
Component part number
0812780
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE CAPTAIN HAD BOTH ENGINES RUNNING AT THE FBO WITH PARKING BRAKE SET. HE LEANED BACK IN HIS SEAT TO GET READY TO DEPART AND THE CASTING BROKE LANDING HIM FLAT ON HIS BACK, STRAPPED INTO THE SEAT WITH HIS PASSENGER IN THE CABIN. HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE PEDALS, YOKE, THROTTLES, WHEN PURCHASING A NEW PART AT THE CESSNA DISTRIBUTOR, THEY INDICATED THEY RECENTLY WENT THROUGH 5 OF THESE. THE PART IS CAST AND CONTAINED A FLAW/POROSITY NOTED BY DISCOLORING INSIDE THE CASTING. (X)

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