What was found
WHILE RAISING HEIGHT ON F/O'S SEAT, HEARD LOUD SNAP, WENT DOWN AND VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT BECAME INOP BOTH MANUAL AND ELECTRIC. FOUND DRIVE PINION GEAR BROKEN, REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART IAW WEBER AIRCRAFT CMM. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2009
- Submitted
- November 30, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N740AX
- Make and model
- Boeing 767232
- Aircraft serial
- 22213
- Aircraft time
- 76,926 hours, 36,298 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Pinion Gear
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Cockpit Seat
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.