Service difficulty report · Lock · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
February 15, 2001
Submitted
March 23, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N949SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8145
Part
Lock
Part number
161102105
Condition
Broken
Location
Pilots Seat
Part time
431 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED HIS SEAT LOCK PINS WOULD NOT RELEASE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PILOTS SEAT LOCK CONTROL WAS BROKEN. THIS SAME CONTROL WAS REPLACED 431.0 HOURS PRIOR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. BOTH CONTROL ASSEMBLYS HAVE PN 1611020-05 REPLACE CONTROL ASSEMBLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY.

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