Service difficulty report · Seat Belt

Difficulty date
November 13, 2019
Submitted
November 13, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Part
Seat Belt
Part number
ABIHW198
Condition
Undersize
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.

What was found

WE WERE RECENTLY NOTIFIED OF A QUALITY ISSUE REGARDING ADJUSTER P/N ADJ009. IN OUR INITIAL INVESTIGATION WHICH IS ON-GOING WE’VE CONFIRMED AS OF 11/12/2019 THERE IS A DIMENSIONAL NON-CONFORMANCE WITH STAMPED SLOTS (2X) WITHIN THE CROSS BAR (ABI-HW-198). THE SLOTS SHOULD MEASURE .145 +/- .005. THEY WERE FOUND TO BE TAPERED AND UNDERSIZED ON ONE END OF THE SLOT. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A FIT ISSUE WITH THE MATING PLASTIC COVER. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO THE ADJUSTER FAILURE.