What was found
SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION SEAT BACK FAILED AND WENT TO THE RECLINED POSITION. COMPLETE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED IN THE SHOP BUT SOME SLIPPAGE OF THE LOCKING CYLINDER WAS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 2003
- Submitted
- March 3, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N35522
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8846
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 05142132
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Seat Back
- Part time
- 1,075 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.