I need an obscure part….Help!

[Glen Davis]

I need the handle assembly for the passenger seat of an 84 J, part number 140225-021. Can anyone help or suggest a source?  Mooney and Lazar don’t have it.  Used is fine. 

[Marc_B]

@Glen Davis Perhaps talk to Hector at Aero Comfort. I know he can sometimes source parts for seats. Even better, have him redo your seat entirely!  You won’t be disappointed. 

[PT20J]

I might have a local shop fabricate one. A salvage yard might be a possibility, but I would expect that they would want to sell a complete seat.

[KSMooniac]

That part number shows the lever that is used to slide the seat back and forth... it is just a bent tube with some holes.  If that is the correct part, I would just remove yours from the seat, and visit a local fab shop (muffler shop, 4x4 shop, general metal shop, etc) and see if they could either duplicate yours, or do a weld repair on your broken one, depending on how bad it is.  You do not need to buy a replacement factory part, which will be pretty difficult IMO.  (I have some salvage seats but I would not part them out.)

Good luck.  It should be an easy fix IMO.

[Hank]

17 minutes ago, KSMooniac said:

I would just remove yours from the seat, and visit a local fab shop (muffler shop, 4x4 shop, general metal shop, etc) and see if they could either duplicate yours, or do a weld repair on your broken one, depending on how bad it is.  You do not need to buy a replacement factory part, which will be pretty difficult IMO.

@Glen Davis, if you domthis, do not tell them it's for an airplane, that scares lots of people. Just tell them you need it for an old seat from a vintage vehicle that you've had for a while and want to fix up. You're not fixing up the classic car, you only have the seat.

[A64Pilot]

if it’s a repair, involve an A&P to be legal,  muffler shop can weld it, but they are working under the supervision of the A&P legally.

I’m an A&P/IA and used to be a contract welder in another life, but if an exhaust system needs to be welded I take it to a professional who TIG welds everyday, in my opinion an A&P ought to outsource work to professionals, but they of course determine the airworthiness of the part.

If your making or having one made one from scratch, research “Owner produced parts” your allowed to make a part, but need to follow the rules, they are easy to comply with but you have to comply with the rules.

Eventhough you made the part, your the manufacturer, you still need an A&P to install it. Among other things the A&P determines its airworthiness.

Most of the parts that aren’t hard to fabricate you won’t find for sale new, reason is from Mooney it’s likely a $500 part, that you can fabricate for much less so Mooney has very little demand.

Many if not most countries you’re not allowed to fabricate parts, the US is I believe very uncommon allowing it.

And yes don’t mention it’s an aircraft part, if asked it came from your lawnmower or something.

Down here in Fl it’s amazing how many starters and generators come off of Airboats  

Edited June 24, 2023 by A64Pilot