What was found
CAPTAIN'S SEAT LUMBAR ADJUSTMENT, STICKS AND IS INOPERATIVE. MECHANISM BROKEN INSIDE. REPLACED CAPTAINS SEAT ASSY PER AMM. OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. INSTALLED SAFETY VEST IN NEW SEAT ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2011
- Submitted
- December 19, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N438UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 678
- Aircraft time
- 48,566 hours, 19,616 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Seat
- Part number
- TAAI103PE0001
- Part serial
- 145
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.