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An EMB145 with a reported first officer's seat would not lock forward. Found first officer's and captain's seat stops installed backwards and upside down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 681082 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 681082 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was sent out to aircraft nxxx for the first officer's seat not locking in the forward position. I found both the first officer's and captain's forward seat stops installed backwards and upside down. I proceeded to correct the discrepancies and have the seats rii'ed again. A brief review of the logbook provided no information about when or where the seats were installed last.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 WITH A RPTED FO'S SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK FORWARD. FOUND FO'S AND CAPT'S SEAT STOPS INSTALLED BACKWARDS AND UPSIDE DOWN.
Narrative: I WAS SENT OUT TO ACFT NXXX FOR THE FO'S SEAT NOT LOCKING IN THE FORWARD POS. I FOUND BOTH THE FO'S AND CAPT'S FORWARD SEAT STOPS INSTALLED BACKWARDS AND UPSIDE DOWN. I PROCEEDED TO CORRECT THE DISCREPANCIES AND HAVE THE SEATS RII'ED AGAIN. A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LOGBOOK PROVIDED NO INFO ABOUT WHEN OR WHERE THE SEATS WERE INSTALLED LAST.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.