What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, COPILOT SEAT FRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES WHERE BRACKETS THAT ALLOW SEAT BACK TO PIVOT ARE ATTACHED. MAY BE CAUSED BY PILOT LEANING ON COPILOT SEAT BACK WHILE ENTERING AIRCRAFT.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N44714
- Make and model
- Piper PA28151
- Aircraft serial
- 287515013
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Seat
- Part number
- 9680609
- Condition
- Frame Cracked
- Location
- Copilot
- Part time
- 2,560 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.