Service difficulty report · Seat · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
April 14, 2026
Submitted
April 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
748
Aircraft time
83,381 hours, 36,587 cycles
Part
Seat
Part number
TAAI303PE2001
Part serial
233
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 200
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

CAPTAIN'S SEAT DOES NOT STOP WHEN MOVING VERTICAL WHEN OPERATING THE ELECTRIC VERTICAL IN UP POSITION IT WILL HOLD IN PLACE MOMENTARILY. THEN SEAT BASE COLUMN WILL SLOWLY DROOP DOWN CAUSING THE WHOLE CAPT SEAT TO FALL OVER. REMOVED EXISTING SEAT PER MM 25-11-51-000-001-A. INSTALLED A NEW SEAT DRAWN FROM STOCK, REFERENCE MM 25-11-51-400-001-A. OPS CHECKS GOOD PER MM 25-11-00-710-001-A.

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