What was found
PRIOR TO ENGINE START, PILOT COULD NOT GET SEAT BACK TO STAY UPRIGHT. LOCK CYLINDER WILL ALLOW SEAT BACK TO FULLY RECLINE.
- Difficulty date
- April 1, 2003
- Submitted
- April 14, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3519U
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8849
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 456655
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Pilot Seat
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.