Service difficulty report · Seat Back · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
June 6, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
20,363 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Seat Back
Part number
1B11071
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) BOTH CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICERS SEATS WERE FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN CROSS BRACES AT THE BASE OF THE SEAT. A FLEET CAMPAIGN OF ALL THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WITH THE SAME PARTS SHOWED NO CRACKED OR BROKEN. THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER MAKES THE SAME PART WHICH HAS HOLES BORED IN IT. THE NEW PART DOES NOT HAVE HOLES WHICH WAS WHERE IT CRACKED AND BROKEN. TUBE/WELD BASE ASSEMBLY REPLACED ON BOTH SEATS AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.