Service difficulty report · Seat · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 27, 2010
Submitted
July 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49885
Aircraft time
54,619 hours, 41,382 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Seat
Condition
Mislocated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHEN MX TRIED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE WING SURFACE FROM THE CABIN, THEY FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN BECAUSE IT WAS BLOCKED BY THE ARMREST OF THE SEAT. THIS WAS IN ROW 24DE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SEATS IN ROW 23DE AND IN ROW 24DE WERE IN THE WRONG LOCATIONS. THE SEATS WERE SWAPPED AND THE EXIT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.

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