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A B737-300 technician installed a coach 3 seat assembly per maintenance manual procedure. 13 days later seat assembly was found loose in tracks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 635159 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 635159 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On oct/fri/04, I installed passenger seat row XXXX, on aircraft. Seat was installed and secured per maintenance manual. I checked and seat was tight in tracks and not loose. I signed off book. Inspector approved. On oct/wed/04, I was notified passenger seat row 5ABC, had become loose in tracks and had to be resecured in seat tracks. This happened on oct/thu/04, 13 days after I had installed seat on aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 TECHNICIAN INSTALLED A COACH 3 SEAT ASSEMBLY PER MAINT MANUAL PROC. 13 DAYS LATER SEAT ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND LOOSE IN TRACKS.
Narrative: ON OCT/FRI/04, I INSTALLED PAX SEAT ROW XXXX, ON ACFT. SEAT WAS INSTALLED AND SECURED PER MAINT MANUAL. I CHKED AND SEAT WAS TIGHT IN TRACKS AND NOT LOOSE. I SIGNED OFF BOOK. INSPECTOR APPROVED. ON OCT/WED/04, I WAS NOTIFIED PAX SEAT ROW 5ABC, HAD BECOME LOOSE IN TRACKS AND HAD TO BE RESECURED IN SEAT TRACKS. THIS HAPPENED ON OCT/THU/04, 13 DAYS AFTER I HAD INSTALLED SEAT ON ACFT.
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.