Cabin attendant finds bolt securing her jump seat safety belt to be unsecured.

Attributes
ACN	812989
Time
Date	200811
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	812989
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During taxi out after the video demonstration I was securing my lap-belt and the right side came unbolted from the jumpseat frame. When I preflted it the lap-belt and harness were secure. Anyway I moved to 1L outboard for takeoff as it was unoccupied. After we leveled off I checked the 1L inboard jumpseat attachment and found a bolt (about 1 inch in length) resting in the area where the seat and the seatback meet. I looked at the opposite sides attach point and reattached the bolt that had come undone. After tightening it up and testing the securedness of it I felt it was ok to be occupied. Consequently I occupied the 1L inboard jumpseat for landing and for the subsequent return flight. I realized during the trip home that maybe a mechanic should look at the reattaching job that I did so I wrote it up to the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT FINDS BOLT SECURING HER JUMP SEAT SAFETY BELT TO BE UNSECURED.

Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT AFTER THE VIDEO DEMO I WAS SECURING MY LAP-BELT AND THE R SIDE CAME UNBOLTED FROM THE JUMPSEAT FRAME. WHEN I PREFLTED IT THE LAP-BELT AND HARNESS WERE SECURE. ANYWAY I MOVED TO 1L OUTBOARD FOR TKOF AS IT WAS UNOCCUPIED. AFTER WE LEVELED OFF I CHKED THE 1L INBOARD JUMPSEAT ATTACHMENT AND FOUND A BOLT (ABOUT 1 INCH IN LENGTH) RESTING IN THE AREA WHERE THE SEAT AND THE SEATBACK MEET. I LOOKED AT THE OPPOSITE SIDES ATTACH POINT AND REATTACHED THE BOLT THAT HAD COME UNDONE. AFTER TIGHTENING IT UP AND TESTING THE SECUREDNESS OF IT I FELT IT WAS OK TO BE OCCUPIED. CONSEQUENTLY I OCCUPIED THE 1L INBOARD JUMPSEAT FOR LNDG AND FOR THE SUBSEQUENT RETURN FLT. I REALIZED DURING THE TRIP HOME THAT MAYBE A MECH SHOULD LOOK AT THE REATTACHING JOB THAT I DID SO I WROTE IT UP TO THE COCKPIT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.