# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE01027
> **EMERGENCY EXIT** · Opened 2001-07-25 · Closed 2001-09-13
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE01027
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 2001-07-25
- **Close date:** 2001-09-13
- **Manufacturer:** IC CORPORATION
- **Affected makes:** AMTRAN
- **Affected components:** STRUCTURE
- **Affected model years:** 1999, 2000, 2001
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 3
## Summary

ALLEGED THAT THE SEAT BOTTOM OF THE SEAT ASSEMBLY LOCATED IN THE EMERGENCY AISLE LOCKS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND BLOCKS THE EMERGENCY DOOR EXIT

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE01027)
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