Boeing Seat TVs Keep Falling Off During Bumpy Landings
Published Date: 1/17/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The FAA wants to make sure certain Boeing 757-200 and -300 airplanes are safer by fixing a problem where video monitors above passengers can fall off during hard landings. They’re proposing to replace monitors that don’t have extra safety lanyards to keep them secure. Airlines and operators should act soon, with comments due by March 3, 2025, and expect some costs to update these monitors.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Operators Face Replacement Costs
Airlines and operators of U.S.-registered Boeing 757-200 and -300 airplanes (85 airplanes affected) would need to replace PSU-mounted video monitors lacking secondary retention lanyards. The FAA estimates per-monitor costs (labor 2 hours at $85/hour) and parts: Burrana monitors parts $2,734 (total $2,904 per monitor), Panasonic monitors parts $354 (total $524 per monitor), and other monitors up to $2,734 parts (total up to $2,904 per monitor); an airplane may have up to 33 monitors and the FAA estimates fleet-level costs up to $3,641,616 (38 airplanes), $639,804 (37 airplanes), and $958,320 (10 airplanes) for the groups identified.
Passenger Video Monitor Safety Fix
If you fly on Boeing 757-200 or -300 airplanes with passenger service unit (PSU) video monitors, the FAA proposes replacing monitors that do not have secondary retention lanyards to prevent them from detaching during hard landings and injuring passengers or blocking emergency exits. The rule specifically applies to Model 757-200 and -300 airplanes equipped with PSU-mounted video monitors, including monitors installed via supplemental type certificate.
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