Emb 135 flight crew is distracted as pilot seat slides back on rotation.

Attributes
ACN	747664
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : pang
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	747664
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	747665
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I had adjusted my seat prior to taking the runway. At rotation my seat moved back on the track. This caused a distraction. The distraction led me to miss the departure turn. By the time I got adjusted to the new seat position I noticed we had passed our turn point. When I noticed we were past the turn point I made a course correction back to the departure. Improved seat track design. Lubrication and cleaning of seat track and locking mechanism. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he did not check the seat for security after making an adjustment prior to takeoff. The seat did not move enough to require transferring control of the aircraft. After the seat was again moved to the proper position; no further problem was encountered.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB 135 FLT CREW IS DISTRACTED AS PLT SEAT SLIDES BACK ON ROTATION.

Narrative: I HAD ADJUSTED MY SEAT PRIOR TO TAKING THE RWY. AT ROTATION MY SEAT MOVED BACK ON THE TRACK. THIS CAUSED A DISTR. THE DISTR LED ME TO MISS THE DEP TURN. BY THE TIME I GOT ADJUSTED TO THE NEW SEAT POS I NOTICED WE HAD PASSED OUR TURN POINT. WHEN I NOTICED WE WERE PAST THE TURN POINT I MADE A COURSE CORRECTION BACK TO THE DEP. IMPROVED SEAT TRACK DESIGN. LUBRICATION AND CLEANING OF SEAT TRACK AND LOCKING MECHANISM. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THAT HE DID NOT CHECK THE SEAT FOR SECURITY AFTER MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT PRIOR TO TKOF. THE SEAT DID NOT MOVE ENOUGH TO REQUIRE TRANSFERRING CONTROL OF THE ACFT. AFTER THE SEAT WAS AGAIN MOVED TO THE PROPER POSITION; NO FURTHER PROBLEM WAS ENCOUNTERED.

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.