What was found
DURING PHASE 1 MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, CO-PILOTS SEAT BACK WAS RECLINED APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES FROM FULL UPRIGHT POSITION. FOUND SEAT BACK FRAME P/N 0514215-15 WAS BENT AT THE TOP OF THE RIGHT ATTACH FORGING.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2001
- Submitted
- March 16, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N789EP
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8135
- Aircraft time
- 1,007 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Seat Back
- Part number
- 051421515
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Copilots Seat
- Part time
- 1,007 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.