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Flight attendant reported flight crew jump seats do not have adequate seat belts installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1682326 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Seatbelt |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I boarded the flight and started my safety checks which included pulling on the seatbelt. We were doing final safety checks when the captain said for us to prepare for departure and me and 2 other flight attendants sat into our seat where we could. [We attempted to] fasten our seat belts. They were too small. 1 girl finally buckled hers but 2 right aft facing and myself could not latch the buckle because of our size and the extra small seatbelt. I knew that we had a few empty seats however; I didn't know where so her and I had to use seatbelt extensions. The harness also pulled out and did not retract. I normally would check to see if it would fit but this aircraft number was not listed on the memo for the seatbelt issue. For landing I took an empty passenger seat. I have called and discussed this with supervisors before.I'm asking for a [company] representative to call me because this is not the first time that this has happened. Thank you!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported Flight Crew jump seats do not have adequate seat belts installed.
Narrative: I boarded the flight and started my safety checks which included pulling on the seatbelt. We were doing final safety checks when the Captain said for us to prepare for departure and me and 2 other flight attendants sat into our seat where we could. [We attempted to] fasten our seat belts. They were too small. 1 girl finally buckled hers but 2 right aft facing and myself could not latch the buckle because of our size and the extra small seatbelt. I knew that we had a few empty seats however; I didn't know where so her and I had to use seatbelt extensions. The harness also pulled out and did not retract. I normally would check to see if it would fit but this aircraft number was not listed on the memo for the seatbelt issue. For landing I took an empty passenger seat. I have called and discussed this with supervisors before.I'm asking for a [company] representative to call me because this is not the first time that this has happened. Thank you!
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.