What was found
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE CAPTAIN’S SEAT VERTICAL LOCK LEVER WAS INOPERATIVE DURING FLIGHT. THE SEAT COULD NOT BE LOCKED IN THE VERTICAL POSITION AND BOUNCED UP AND DOWN THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. THE VERTICAL LOCK LEVER BUTTON HAD NO EFFECT WHEN PRESSED (SEE REF/A/). INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE VERTICAL LOCK LEVER CABLE AND LOCK PISTON WERE BOTH STUCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION (SEE REF/B/). THE CAPTAIN’S SEAT WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 25-11-01-400-801 AND SENT TO THE TAROM INTERIOR SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIR.