<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1153103, February 2014

B757 flight attendants experience jumpseat failure at door 4L during takeoff. The failure was alleged to be caused by missing bolts. The 4R jumpseats exhibited the same anomaly.

Attributes
ACN	1153103
Time
Date	201402
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cabin Crew Seat
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Person 2
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

4L and right jumpseats [were] not bolted to the bulkheads. On takeoff our jumpseat broke. We heard a crack and our jumpseat lurched forward. On closer inspection there was a stress fracture due to the fact that the jumpseat was not bolted to the bulkhead. We also found that 4R was not bolted; so crew occupied passenger seats for landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 flight attendants experience jumpseat failure at door 4L during takeoff. The failure was alleged to be caused by missing bolts. The 4R jumpseats exhibited the same anomaly.

Narrative: 4L and R jumpseats [were] not bolted to the bulkheads. On takeoff our jumpseat broke. We heard a crack and our jumpseat lurched forward. On closer inspection there was a stress fracture due to the fact that the jumpseat was not bolted to the bulkhead. We also found that 4R was not bolted; so crew occupied passenger seats for landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.