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MD80 pilot is informed by inbound captain that the seat is malfunctioning. Reporter finds the seat to be non-airworthy and requests maintenance action prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 858747 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pilot Seat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Aircraft had a non-airworthy captain's seat. The horizontal control springs that hold the seat in position were broken and would not hold the seat reliably in position. Thankfully there was not a incident or accident that I know of due to this malfunction. I was debriefed by incoming captain when I got to the aircraft; and he relayed to me that the seat was malfunctioning. After I got in the cockpit; I found it unserviceable and put it in the log. After the mechanic showed up; he in fact found both springs that hold the seat in position to be broken.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 pilot is informed by inbound Captain that the seat is malfunctioning. Reporter finds the seat to be non-airworthy and requests maintenance action prior to departure.
Narrative: Aircraft had a non-airworthy Captain's seat. The horizontal control springs that hold the seat in position were broken and would not hold the seat reliably in position. Thankfully there was not a incident or accident that I know of due to this malfunction. I was debriefed by incoming Captain when I got to the aircraft; and he relayed to me that the seat was malfunctioning. After I got in the cockpit; I found it unserviceable and put it in the log. After the Mechanic showed up; he in fact found both springs that hold the seat in position to be broken.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.