Service difficulty report · Spring · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
August 31, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46113
Part
Spring
Part number
2657621
Condition
Broken
Location
Capt Seat
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CAPTAIN'S SEAT WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED IN POSITION, KEPT SLIDING BACK. FOUND SPRING TO LOCKPIN BROKEN. REPLACED SPRING IAW DC 8 MM CHAPTER 25, SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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