Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Maule M7260C

Difficulty date
May 23, 2003
Submitted
June 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5500E
Make and model
Maule M7260C
Aircraft serial
30026C
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Part
Support Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
Pilot Seat
Part time
1,055 hours
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

WHILE INSPECTING THE AIR DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE PILOT SEAT SUPPORT BRACKET TO BE CRACKED, WHICH ALLOWED THE SEAT STOP BRACKET TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE LOCKING POSITION WHEN A PERSON IS IN THE PILOTS SEAT. THIS ALLOWED THE SEAT STOP TO BE IN A POSITION IN WHICH IT DID NOT ALLOW A POSITIVE SEAT LOCKING FUNCTION. IF THE SEAT WAS IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN FULL AFT IT COULD WITHOUT WARNING MOVE TO THE FULL AFT POSITION WHICH COULD PUT THE PILOT IN A POSITION NOT TO HAVE FULL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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