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An A319 captain refused airplane due to cockpit seats and headrests in terrible condition. Foam and padding coming from seatbacks and headrests littering the floor. Holes and split fabric patched with cargo pit tape.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 625734 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 625734 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : non availability of parts performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Company Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maintenance Manual |
Narrative:
Arrived at aircraft -- found captain's headrest with holes in it, foam coming out on the seatback and floor, and cargo pit tape covering a large hole. Also found first officer seatback cover with large tears in the side and a large (5
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 CAPT REFUSED AIRPLANE DUE TO COCKPIT SEATS AND HEADRESTS IN TERRIBLE CONDITION. FOAM AND PADDING COMING FROM SEATBACKS AND HEADRESTS LITTERING THE FLOOR. HOLES AND SPLIT FABRIC PATCHED WITH CARGO PIT TAPE.
Narrative: ARRIVED AT ACFT -- FOUND CAPT'S HEADREST WITH HOLES IN IT, FOAM COMING OUT ON THE SEATBACK AND FLOOR, AND CARGO PIT TAPE COVERING A LARGE HOLE. ALSO FOUND FO SEATBACK COVER WITH LARGE TEARS IN THE SIDE AND A LARGE (5
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.