Originally Posted by
misd-agin
"If it had been my decision..." Actually the MEL would dictate the actions taken. Several groups, maintenance, FAA, flight department, get together and put the MEL together. If they thought removing the seats was necessary the MEL would state that. If they followed their MEL the proper actions were taken.
I wasn’t being arrogant. By saying “if it was my decision”, I meant if I was the CEO or Operations director or similar, I would have a policy of not letting such a badly broken seat row fly again until it was replaced - for aesthetic reasons and the impression it would otherwise give to passengers.
But this raises an interesting question: Is it actually forbidden to remove a seat row for operational reasons
without specific permission from the aircraft manufacturer?