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An air carrier light transport captain thinks that his aircraft's seats should have an indicator to show when the seat is fully upright. Aircraft equipment problem passenger seats hard to put in upright position, hard to determine if they are fully upright.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351590 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psp |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | L-1011 Tri-Star All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 10100 |
| ASRS Report | 351590 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While giving exit row briefing, a passenger complained that her seat was not in the full upright position. I showed her how to operate the seat back. Upon arrival at our destination, I examined the seat and found it to operate normally except, when applying extreme amount of force, it appeared the seat back might not remain in the fully upright position. After this discovery, I checked most of the other seats in the plane and found it difficult to determine the full upright locking position of many of the seats. I made maintenance control aware of this and they took appropriate action. I would recommend a visual indicator so the crew could readily determine that all the passenger have their seatbacks upright prior to departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LTT CAPT THINKS THAT HIS ACFT'S SEATS SHOULD HAVE AN INDICATOR TO SHOW WHEN THE SEAT IS FULLY UPRIGHT. ACFT EQUIP PROB PAX SEATS HARD TO PUT IN UPRIGHT POS, HARD TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE FULLY UPRIGHT.
Narrative: WHILE GIVING EXIT ROW BRIEFING, A PAX COMPLAINED THAT HER SEAT WAS NOT IN THE FULL UPRIGHT POS. I SHOWED HER HOW TO OPERATE THE SEAT BACK. UPON ARR AT OUR DEST, I EXAMINED THE SEAT AND FOUND IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY EXCEPT, WHEN APPLYING EXTREME AMOUNT OF FORCE, IT APPEARED THE SEAT BACK MIGHT NOT REMAIN IN THE FULLY UPRIGHT POS. AFTER THIS DISCOVERY, I CHKED MOST OF THE OTHER SEATS IN THE PLANE AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE FULL UPRIGHT LOCKING POS OF MANY OF THE SEATS. I MADE MAINT CTL AWARE OF THIS AND THEY TOOK APPROPRIATE ACTION. I WOULD RECOMMEND A VISUAL INDICATOR SO THE CREW COULD READILY DETERMINE THAT ALL THE PAX HAVE THEIR SEATBACKS UPRIGHT PRIOR TO DEP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.