SDR 96ZZZX773

Service difficulty report · Seat · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2610Z
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0068
Part
Seat
Part number
521912514
Condition
Separated
Location
Passenger
Part time
107 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.

What was found

WHILE LOADING PASSENGERS FOR A ROUTINE FLIGHT, ONE PASSENGER (WEIGHT, APPROX 200 POUNDS) PUSHED HIMSELF BACK AGAINST THE SEAT BACK AND THE SEAT SEPARATED FROM ITS BASE. SEATS INSTALLED IN THIS AIRCRAFT ARE THE 'ENVIROFORM' SEATS THAT HAVE BEEN STC'D TO ELIMINATE CESSNA MEB 87-9, REVISION 2, DATED 12-16-88. UPON INSPECTION OF THIS SEAT, DETERMINED THAT APPROXIMATELY 75 PERCENT OF THE MATERIAL USED TO BOND THE SEAT TO ITS BASE WAS STUCK TO THE SEAT BUCKET. VERY LITTLE BONDING MATERIAL WAS FOUND ON THE SEAT BASE. STRONGLY RECOMMEND FREQUENT INSPECTION OF THESE SEATS AND IF ANY CRACKS OR OTHER ABNORMALITIES ARE FOUND, THAT CESSNA SERVICE KIT 421-135A BE INSTALLED AS SOON A POSSIBLE.

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