<< >> NASA ASRS Report 944117, April 2011

Q400 flight attendant reports jammed jumpseat seat belt during attempt to buckle up for landing. Reporter elects to remain in the seat with shoulder straps only for the landing due to turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	944117
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Q400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Component
Aircraft Component	Seatbelt
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Upon descent my flight attendant jump seat jammed not allowing me to buckle up for landing. It was a bit turbulent coming in. Therefore; I felt as though it would be safer to stay in my seat with the straps on my shoulders than to get up and head back to the flight attendant 'C' jump seat at that time. After landing I informed my pilots who then wrote up the seat belt with maintenance. This was a safety issue due to a seat belt malfunction.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Q400 Flight Attendant reports jammed jumpseat seat belt during attempt to buckle up for landing. Reporter elects to remain in the seat with shoulder straps only for the landing due to turbulence.

Narrative: Upon descent my Flight Attendant jump seat jammed not allowing me to buckle up for landing. It was a bit turbulent coming in. Therefore; I felt as though it would be safer to stay in my seat with the straps on my shoulders than to get up and head back to the Flight Attendant 'C' jump seat at that time. After landing I informed my pilots who then wrote up the seat belt with Maintenance. This was a safety issue due to a seat belt malfunction.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.