A B777 flight attendant had to abandon her assigned jump seat for takeoff due to an inoperative seat...

Attributes
ACN	964589
Time
Date	201108
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cabin Crew Seat
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

After checking the cabin I went to my jumpseat; sat down and could not pull the right shoulder strap as it was locked up. I tried pulling it both fast and slow to no avail. I got up quickly; advised the purser and sat in seat 6B in first class as the flight was very full there were no nearby seats nor time to do much else. I saw the mechanic after the passengers deplaned and he said it was broken and he was planning on replacing the whole seat belt. It worked fine for take off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777 Flight Attendant had to abandon her assigned jump seat for takeoff due to an inoperative seat belt.

Narrative: After checking the cabin I went to my jumpseat; sat down and could not pull the right shoulder strap as it was locked up. I tried pulling it both fast and slow to no avail. I got up quickly; advised the Purser and sat in seat 6B in First Class as the flight was very full there were no nearby seats nor time to do much else. I saw the mechanic after the passengers deplaned and he said it was broken and he was planning on replacing the whole seat belt. It worked fine for take off.

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.

A B777 flight attendant had to abandon her assigned jump seat for takeoff due to an inoperative seat belt.