What was found
PILOT SEAT BACK FELL BACK AFTER SUPPORT ARM BROKE, WHILE PILOT WAS DEPARTING AIRCRAFT. SUSPECT CAUSE IS METAL FATIGUE.
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N77YP
- Make and model
- Cessna 425
- Aircraft serial
- 4250111
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Arm
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Pilot Seat
- Part time
- 3,413 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.