What was found
(CAN) DURING PREPURCHASE INSPECTION, PILOT SEAT BACK WAS FOUND CRACKED ON LT REAR BACK SUPPORT. PILOT SEAT BACK REMOVED, UPHOLSTERY REMOVED. SEAT BACK WELD REPAIR C/O. PILOT SEAT REASSEMBLED, AND INSTALLED INTO ACFT. DEFECT RECTIFIED.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 2,215 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Seat Back
- Part number
- 5327327
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pilot
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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