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B737-300 captain's seat mechanism failed during takeoff roll; causing seat to slide aft. Takeoff was rejected by the first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 786142 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvd.airport |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 786142 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Captain's seat latching failed. Captain's seat slid back. Rejected takeoff. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the seat moved aft as they taxied out; so the captain readjusted and checked the seat for security. It seemed secure; so the flight proceeded and the takeoff was attempted. When the seat moved aft; the captain transferred control of the aircraft to the first officer for the abort. After the reject; the aircraft returned to the gate; and maintenance cleaned and lubricated the latch mechanism. This apparently fixed the discrepancy; and the flight departed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 CAPT'S SEAT MECHANISM FAILED DURING TKOF ROLL; CAUSING SEAT TO SLIDE AFT. TKOF WAS REJECTED BY THE FO.
Narrative: CAPT'S SEAT LATCHING FAILED. CAPT'S SEAT SLID BACK. REJECTED TKOF. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER STATED THAT THE SEAT MOVED AFT AS THEY TAXIED OUT; SO THE CAPT READJUSTED AND CHECKED THE SEAT FOR SECURITY. IT SEEMED SECURE; SO THE FLT PROCEEDED AND THE TKOF WAS ATTEMPTED. WHEN THE SEAT MOVED AFT; THE CAPT TRANSFERRED CONTROL OF THE ACFT TO THE FO FOR THE ABORT. AFTER THE REJECT; THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE; AND MAINT CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE LATCH MECHANISM. THIS APPARENTLY FIXED THE DISCREPANCY; AND THE FLT DEPARTED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.