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Lock and load: American does double-duty to prevent loose seats
American Airlines will work on modifications to seats in 49 planes to prevent occurrence of the "loose seat" problem that plagued the airline earlier this fall.
The Associated Press reports that airline mechanics will add a "secondary locking device" to most of the fleet’s Boeing 767s, the wide-body aircraft used on most international flights. American Airlines characterized the move as a "precautionary measure" in a memo to the press.
In the memo, AA states that 49 of their 767s have the same primary locking device found on the Boeing 757 aircraft that had the seats come undone in flight. They say that although there have been no issues with the 767s, they are installing the secondary locking device to add a "layer of safety" to the system that bolts tracks of seating to the floor.
American said it would not cancel any flights during the work which is FAA-approved and which would conclude around October 21.
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