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B767-300 and 200 during new type cabin seat replacements it was discovered tray tables on these seats can be extended into the aisle blocking egress.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 490113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 490113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
New type seats part number wxvx, tray tables on these seats can be extended into aisle of the aircraft partly blocking easy means of egress in case of emergency evacuate/evacuation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the new seat assemblies are being installed in first/business class on B767-200 and 300 aircraft. The reporter said the tray table when extended, sticks out approximately 8 to 9 inches and if both seat trays are extended it blocks the entire aisle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 AND 200 DURING NEW TYPE CABIN SEAT REPLACEMENTS IT WAS DISCOVERED TRAY TABLES ON THESE SEATS CAN BE EXTENDED INTO THE AISLE BLOCKING EGRESS.
Narrative: NEW TYPE SEATS PART NUMBER WXVX, TRAY TABLES ON THESE SEATS CAN BE EXTENDED INTO AISLE OF THE ACFT PARTLY BLOCKING EASY MEANS OF EGRESS IN CASE OF EMER EVAC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE NEW SEAT ASSEMBLIES ARE BEING INSTALLED IN FIRST/BUSINESS CLASS ON B767-200 AND 300 ACFT. THE RPTR SAID THE TRAY TABLE WHEN EXTENDED, STICKS OUT APPROX 8 TO 9 INCHES AND IF BOTH SEAT TRAYS ARE EXTENDED IT BLOCKS THE ENTIRE AISLE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.