MANY years ago I took my SLR (long before digital days) flying with me in a F4 FGR2. The front seat was fully up when I climbed in and had to motor it down to my usual position after "power on".
The seat motored down just fine for a while, but soon started to slow down and the seat motor was clearly becoming laboured.
My insurance claim to my insurance company was paid straight away with a note stating that mine was the most original claim for a new camera they'd ever seen.
Proud moment.