B757-200 pilot had uncomfortable crew seat.

Attributes
ACN	498760
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	498760
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

The crew seats on the B757 are so uncomfortable that they create an unsafe environment. There is no lower back support. The lumbar support is actually too high to support the lower back. Most pilots stuff pillows and blankets in the space where the back support should be. The seat cushion is scalloped so that it slides the occupant forward. The crotch hangs over the cutout for the yoke pedestal. The cushions are shaped so that the captain slides to the right and the first officer slides to the left. Before you blow this off, try sitting in that awful seat for 2 or 3 hours. It hurts your back, tires you out, and distracts you.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 PLT HAD UNCOMFORTABLE CREW SEAT.

Narrative: THE CREW SEATS ON THE B757 ARE SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT THEY CREATE AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT. THERE IS NO LOWER BACK SUPPORT. THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IS ACTUALLY TOO HIGH TO SUPPORT THE LOWER BACK. MOST PLTS STUFF PILLOWS AND BLANKETS IN THE SPACE WHERE THE BACK SUPPORT SHOULD BE. THE SEAT CUSHION IS SCALLOPED SO THAT IT SLIDES THE OCCUPANT FORWARD. THE CROTCH HANGS OVER THE CUTOUT FOR THE YOKE PEDESTAL. THE CUSHIONS ARE SHAPED SO THAT THE CAPT SLIDES TO THE R AND THE FO SLIDES TO THE L. BEFORE YOU BLOW THIS OFF, TRY SITTING IN THAT AWFUL SEAT FOR 2 OR 3 HRS. IT HURTS YOUR BACK, TIRES YOU OUT, AND DISTRACTS YOU.

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.