What was found
AS PILOTS ENTER AIRCRAFT, THEY LEAN ON SEAT BACKS TO MANEUVER INTO THE SEAT AND CRACK SEAT BACK FRAMES WHICH, IN TURN, WILL BEND SEAT BACK CONTROL ROD, AND CAUSE SEAT BACK TO RECLINE.
- Difficulty date
- January 1, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3463Q
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R201
- Aircraft serial
- 28R7737055
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 7955510
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Seat Back
- Part time
- 6,821 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.