SDR 97ZZZX1706

Service difficulty report · Mount Bracket · Piper PA42

Difficulty date
March 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N158TJ
Make and model
Piper PA42
Aircraft serial
428001057
Part
Mount Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Seat Frame
Part time
3,090 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

DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, PASSENGER SEAT AFT FACING BEHIND COPILOT, WRITTEN UP AS 'LOOSE IN TRACK'. DISCOVERED FRONT FLOOR MOUNTED BRACKET CRACKED AND TORN FROM SEAT FRAME. SUSPECT CAUSE, SEAT BACK USED AS LEVERAGE INTO COCKPIT: ALSO, AIRCRAFT TYPE CERTIFICATE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR VARIATIONS IN CONFIGURATION OF SEATS. AIRCRAFT IS AOG.

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