What was found
THE SEAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM ROTARY BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FAILED WHEN THE SCREWS PULLED THROUGH THE BACK PLATE. OTHER SAME TYPE ASSEMBLIES INSPECTED FOUND CRACKED BACK PLATES IN 5 OF THE 6 INSPECTED.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2001
- Submitted
- March 28, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N957SD
- Make and model
- Doug 600N
- Aircraft serial
- RN011
- Aircraft time
- 1,613 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Seat Belt
- Part number
- 600N6525501
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Cockpit
- 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.