Service difficulty report · Latch · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
January 23, 2020
Submitted
January 28, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
IKBR028F
The Ohio State University Airport
Aircraft
N350SU
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S12304
Aircraft time
302 hours
Part
Latch
Part number
SPL19251
Condition
Loose
Location
Pilots Seat
Part time
302 hours
Component
Seat · Textron
Component part number
05142131
Stage of operation
TX
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

PILOTS SEAT REPORTED THAT IT WOULD NOT LATCH WITH A PERSON SITTING IN THE SEAT BUT IT WOULD LATCH IF NOBODY WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. INSPECTED SEAT AND FOUND THE SEAT LATCH CONTROL ASSEMBLIES P/N SPL1925-1 SCREWS P/N MS35207-259 LOOSE. AFTER INSPECTING BOTH SEATS FOUND BOTH CONTROL ASSEMBLIES LOOSE ON BOTH SEATS. EACH SEAT HAS 2 CONTROLS AND 4 SCREWS. TORQUED SCREWS IAW AMM CHAPTER 20-11-00 REV 22.

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