What was found
UPPER SEAT BASE ASSEMBLY CRACKED AT SEAT BACK ATTACH POINTS. STRESS ON SEAT BACK AND METAL FATIGUE PROBABLE CAUSE. SEAT WAS REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2002
- Submitted
- May 15, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N196JS
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft serial
- 5500196
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D4
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Seat Back
- Part number
- 551900921
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.