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An embraer while parking on a gate the captain's seat slid backwards to the full aft stop when brakes were applied. Barely able to stop aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 591311 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 591311 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While parking at spot X at satellite terminal X, captain's seat slipped backward as brakes were being applied to stop on spot. When seat reached full travel aft, I was just able to reach brakes and hold aircraft stopped.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMBRAER WHILE PARKING ON A GATE THE CAPT'S SEAT SLID BACKWARDS TO THE FULL AFT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BARELY ABLE TO STOP ACFT.
Narrative: WHILE PARKING AT SPOT X AT SATELLITE TERMINAL X, CAPT'S SEAT SLIPPED BACKWARD AS BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED TO STOP ON SPOT. WHEN SEAT REACHED FULL TRAVEL AFT, I WAS JUST ABLE TO REACH BRAKES AND HOLD ACFT STOPPED.
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.