Service difficulty report · Shoulder Belt · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
December 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Part
Shoulder Belt
Part number
110731917
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
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) ON APPROACH IN TURBULENCE, THE PILOT'S SHOULDER HARNESS UNCOUPLED FROM THE LAP BELT. THIS HAD HAPPENED ON ONE PREVIOUS OCCASION WHEN HE HAD JUST BENT FORWARD. SUBMITTER NOTED THAT CESSNA SB SEB96-2 APPLIES TO SAME TYPE OF BELT AND PROBLEM, THUS, THEY INSTALLED THE BUSHING P/N 2237-3 WHICH IS CALLED UP IN CESSNA SB.

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