Narrative:

We got the aircraft today out of ZZZZ. Since it was the first time I was on it; and I was #3; the mid-galley flight attendant (F/a); I was concerned about finding galley items. Even though I had read the warnings about the jumpseat harnesses; I did not think to check it out until it was time to sit for take-off. I did do all of my pre-flight safety checks using my link. This harness reminds me of the straps on the old pumpkin seats we used for infants in the 70's. The lap belt as advertised was too short; only barely fitting. The right shoulder harness would not slap back so that it was tight across my shoulder. I couldn't move in a way that would make it lock tight across my shoulder. I did not feel confident it would really hold me in an emergency. I did write it up to the pilots. There is no excuse for our harnesses to ever be anything more than perfect. Everything else can be second rate; but not them. I do not feel that this airplane is safe flying around as it is. Other F/a's mentioned that theirs had the same issue. This airplane needs to be taken out of service to have all harnesses replaced. Our old harnesses worked just fine. These need to be completely discontinued. Another consideration is that whether or not you fit in a specific jumpseat harness for take-off is not the only consideration. You may be nowhere near your own jumpseat while working the flight and told to be seated by the flight deck. You then take out whatever is available and your life may depend on whether a harness is too short.

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Title: B777 Flight Attendant reported the seat belt was inadequate for safety reasons.

Narrative: We got the aircraft today out of ZZZZ. Since it was the first time I was on it; and I was #3; the mid-galley Flight Attendant (F/A); I was concerned about finding galley items. Even though I had read the warnings about the jumpseat harnesses; I did not think to check it out until it was time to sit for take-off. I did do all of my pre-flight safety checks using my LINK. This harness reminds me of the straps on the old pumpkin seats we used for infants in the 70's. The lap belt as advertised was too short; only barely fitting. The right shoulder harness would not slap back so that it was tight across my shoulder. I couldn't move in a way that would make it lock tight across my shoulder. I did not feel confident it would really hold me in an emergency. I did write it up to the pilots. There is NO excuse for our harnesses to ever be anything more than perfect. Everything else can be second rate; but not them. I do not feel that this airplane is safe flying around as it is. Other F/A's mentioned that theirs had the same issue. This airplane needs to be taken out of service to have all harnesses replaced. Our old harnesses worked just fine. These need to be completely discontinued. Another consideration is that whether or not you fit in a specific jumpseat harness for take-off is not the only consideration. You may be nowhere near your own jumpseat while working the flight and told to be seated by the flight deck. You then take out whatever is available and your life may depend on whether a harness is too short.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.