Service difficulty report · Rivet · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
May 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Rivet
Part number
MDA1624B014
Condition
Missing
Location
Seatbelt
Part time
56 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) PROBLEMS REPORTED ON NEW SEAT BELTS INSTALLED IN A COUPLE OF OPERATORS AIRCRAFT. PILOTS REPORTED THAT THEY DO NOT SEEM TO LATCH PROPERLY UNTIL GIVEN A SHARP TAP. INSPECTION COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM INITIALLY. A CLOSER MORE RECENT LOOK FOUND THAT THE BELT FELL APART. THE SPLINED RIVET THAT HOLDS THE ASSEMBLY TOGETHER HAD FALLEN OUT.