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A de-havilland DHC8-202 aircraft mechanic noticed the wrong seat bank positioned in the exit row. Swapped row-4 with row-6 rh side of aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 747711 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 747711 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Found wrong bank of seats installed in exit row. Maintenance responded to PIREP for seat arm rest problem. Discovered that seats were not in proper location. Wrong seat bank was discovered in exit row; seat repositioned to proper location in aircraft. Repositioned seats to correct location; swapped row 4 with row 6 r-hand side of aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DE-HAVILLAND DHC8-202 ACFT MECHANIC NOTICED THE WRONG SEAT BANK POSITIONED IN THE EXIT ROW. SWAPPED ROW-4 WITH ROW-6 RH SIDE OF ACFT.
Narrative: FOUND WRONG BANK OF SEATS INSTALLED IN EXIT ROW. MAINT RESPONDED TO PIREP FOR SEAT ARM REST PROB. DISCOVERED THAT SEATS WERE NOT IN PROPER LOCATION. WRONG SEAT BANK WAS DISCOVERED IN EXIT ROW; SEAT REPOSITIONED TO PROPER LOCATION IN ACFT. REPOSITIONED SEATS TO CORRECT LOCATION; SWAPPED ROW 4 WITH ROW 6 R-HAND SIDE OF ACFT.
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.