What was found
FLIGHT ENGINEER'S SEAT VERTICAL HOLD WOULD NOT HOLD WHILE SEAT WAS FACING FORWARD. FELL 3 TIMES DURING TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB. REPLACED SYSTEMS ENGINEER SEAT PER ABX DC8 AMM 25-11-06-2-001. LUBED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2003
- Submitted
- November 12, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N814AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC863F
- Aircraft serial
- 46041
- Aircraft time
- 87,508 hours, 27,491 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Seat
- Part number
- 56410321
- Part serial
- 381
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.