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A maintenance person reported that airbus seats are being used in boeing aircraft which makes it difficult locating parts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1397179 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pax Seat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Maintenance Repairman |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft [is an] example of a fleet problem in new boeing 737 aircraft; a boeing aircraft has an airbus seat interior; this sets up huge problems in looking up parts in the ipc for a 737 seat but we are now dealing with a mix of airbus and boeing together. Example in changing what is supposed to be a simple hydrolock on a seat recline not working. It took 2 hours for us to figure out a superseded part on an airbus interior. This sets up the mechanic for a double edge sword. Why do we not have regular seats on boeing??? This causes confusion.additionally the airbus seats must be the cheapest to buy in the industry; breaking easy with seat pans and hydrolocks and hard to repair.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A maintenance person reported that Airbus seats are being used in Boeing aircraft which makes it difficult locating parts.
Narrative: Aircraft [is an] example of a fleet problem in new Boeing 737 Aircraft; A Boeing aircraft has an Airbus seat interior; this sets up huge problems in looking up parts in the IPC for a 737 seat but we are now dealing with a mix of Airbus and Boeing together. Example in changing what is supposed to be a simple hydrolock on a seat recline not working. It took 2 hours for us to figure out a superseded part on an Airbus interior. This sets up the mechanic for a double edge sword. Why do we not have regular seats on Boeing??? This causes confusion.Additionally the Airbus seats must be the cheapest to buy in the industry; breaking easy with seat pans and hydrolocks and hard to repair.
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