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What's The Deal With This Seat?  
User currently offlinebassbonebobo From United States of America, joined Apr 2008, 66 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 years 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 3829 times:

I was bored and doing a "cabin view" quiz and came across this photo:

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I am wondering if someone has any ideas regarding the high-backed seat in the 4th row from the front. Does this aircraft's combi configuration have anything to do with it?

BTW I got 100% on the quiz. Yes, I am a nerd.  


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User currently offlineLAXintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22241 posts, RR: 51
Reply 1, posted (3 years 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 3799 times:

Crew seat in the exit-row.


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User currently offlineB727LVR From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 628 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 3740 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

WOW! Learn something new everyday. Even as a 727 fan, I never knew there were combies! Thankx for sharing...


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User currently offlineTZTriStar500 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1420 posts, RR: 9
Reply 3, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 3592 times:

Yes, its the forward F/A seat since the cabin bulkhead is right ahead of the overwing exits instead of where the fwd F/A seat would normally be up front near the fwd LH door. This is also the one and only 727-200 Combi converted by Pemco for First Air. Boeing factory built 727-100C's but not any -200's


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User currently offlineHAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31228 posts, RR: 58
Reply 4, posted (3 years 3 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 3173 times:

Any reason why its higher is it because of the harness.
regds
MEL.


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User currently offline580FA From United States of America, joined Feb 2010, 90 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (3 years 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 3014 times:

Quoting HAWK21M (Reply 4):
Any reason why its higher is it because of the harness.
regds
MEL.

Required to have a headrest, for head and neck support in an impact situation. I used to work on 727-100, where the FA assigned to 1R (midcabin galley) sat in a passenger seat in the row right across from the door. It looked exactly like what you see in the picture above.

User currently offlineHAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31228 posts, RR: 58
Reply 6, posted (3 years 3 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 2639 times:

Quoting 580FA (Reply 5):

Required to have a headrest, for head and neck support in an impact situation.

Why not for the Pax then......The location needing a headrest would be for Aft facing seats right.
regds
MEL.


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User currently offlineTZTriStar500 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1420 posts, RR: 9
Reply 7, posted (3 years 3 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 2515 times:

Quoting HAWK21M (Reply 6):
Why not for the Pax then......The location needing a headrest would be for Aft facing seats right.
regds
MEL.

Crew seats have different design/restraint requirements than pax seats. Both fwd and aft facing F/A seats have headrests.

Excerpt from 14 CFR 25.785:

(h) Each seat located in the passenger compartment and designated for use during takeoff and landing by a flight attendant required by the operating rules of this chapter must be:
(5) Either forward or rearward facing with an energy absorbing rest that is designed to support the arms, shoulders, head, and spine.
(6) Equipped with a restraint system consisting of a combined safety belt and shoulder harness unit with a single point release. There must be means to secure each restraint system when not in use to prevent interference with rapid egress in an emergency.


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