What was found
DURING A PHASE INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE LEFT SEAT LOCK CONTROL ASSY BROKEN. THIS IS THE THIRD CABLE BROKEN IN A FLEET OF FIFTEEN.
- Difficulty date
- June 5, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- N3XR816N
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc - Aircraft
- N404ER
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft serial
- 17280282
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Seat Lock
- Part number
- MC19424
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Seat
- Part time
- 583 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.