What was found
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT'S SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE AND MOVED FULL AFT. THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE A CRACKED BELLCRANK TUBE UNDER THE PILOT'S SEAT. I WILL FORWARD PHOTOS.
- Difficulty date
- May 3, 2017
- Submitted
- May 10, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5773S
- Make and model
- Mooney M20K
- Aircraft serial
- 250842
- Aircraft time
- 2,700 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520NB
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Seat
- Part time
- 2,700 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.