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B737 captain reported that incorrect seat type with fold down tray tables were installed at overwing exit row in violation of far.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1627108 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pax Seat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 25000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During preflight on flight XXXX I was notified by the flight attendants that I needed to talk to the maintenance guy on board about a problem with the overwing emergency exit row seats. The maintenance guy showed me that all of the emergency exit row seats tray tables folded down and blocked the exit rows on this [new] interior. This is in direct violation of FAA directives of nothing blocking the emergency exits. I entered it into the maintenance log and was assigned another aircraft after a long debate with the flight office.outsourced maintenance installed the wrong seats at the overwing emergency exit rows.replace seats at emergency exit rows with proper seats on all [new] interiors. Until then aircraft should be removed from service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported that incorrect seat type with fold down tray tables were installed at overwing exit row in violation of FAR.
Narrative: During preflight on Flight XXXX I was notified by the flight attendants that I needed to talk to the maintenance guy on board about a problem with the overwing emergency exit row seats. The maintenance guy showed me that all of the emergency exit row seats tray tables folded down and blocked the exit rows on this [new] interior. This is in direct violation of FAA directives of nothing blocking the emergency exits. I entered it into the maintenance log and was assigned another aircraft after a long debate with the flight office.Outsourced Maintenance installed the wrong seats at the overwing emergency exit rows.Replace seats at emergency exit rows with proper seats on all [new] interiors. Until then aircraft should be removed from service.
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.