What was found
PILOT SEAT FRAME FELL AFT DURING FLIGHT. INSPECTION REVEALED SEAT BASE FRAME WHERE ACTUATORS ATTACH CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. CRACKS EMANATED FROM MANUFACTURER INSTALLED POP RIVETS IN TUBULAR FRAME.
- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2018
- Submitted
- September 24, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N67MT
- Make and model
- Amd FALCON50MYST
- Aircraft serial
- 254
- Aircraft time
- 9,344 hours, 5,267 cycles
- Engine
- Hnywl TFE73140R
- Engine time
- 5,136 hours, 2,759 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Seat
- Part number
- 39414
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 9,344 hours, 5,267 cycles
- 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.