Service difficulty report · Lock · Bombdr BD7001A10

Difficulty date
January 29, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A10
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A220
Part
Lock
Part number
871544405
Condition
Broken
Location
Seat
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) THE CREW REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH BOTH CREW SEAT VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT, AFTER INVESTIGATION, FOUND TWO HYDROLOCKS BROKEN AT THE END OF THE THREADED PORTION. (SEE PICTURES) ON THE PILOT SEAT THE SECOND HYDROLOCK WAS EMPTY, AND THE ONLY THING THAT AVOID THE SEAT TO DROP TO A FULL DOWN POSITION WAS THE BROKEN HYDROLOCK STUCK IN THE CARPET. THE DEFECTIVE HYDROLOCKS PN AND SN ARE: PN 871544-405, SN 09-6524M1-01-0002, SN 06-3853-01-0004.