# JASC 5524: Elevator Miscellaneous Structure

- Type: JASC system/component code (FAA)
- ATA chapter: 55 Stabilizers
- Title in the code table: ELEVATOR MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURE
- Service difficulty reports: 322
- FAA code table: https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/JASC_Code.pdf#page=51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5524

## What it covers

For reports of miscellaneous structure on the elevator structure which aids in the support of the primary structure. Includes such items as brackets, channels, stiffeners, doublers, clips, etc.

## Service difficulty reports (322, newest 50)

- [SDR IPXA2026100816052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026100816052), Sep 24, 2026: Airbus A300F4622R. LUG. BROKEN. RIGHT ELEVATOR ATTACH FITTING NR 2 SAFETY LUG IS BROKEN. INSTALLED NEW LOCKING PLATE PER SRM 51-40-21-001, & 55-26-11-20 (N158UP)
- [SDR UIEA2026092100892](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2026092100892), Sep 21, 2026: Boeing 74787UF. FAIRING. CRACKED. FOUND R/H OUTBD ELEVATOR UPPER FAIRING PANEL CRACK. REMOVED THE AFFECTED FASTENER IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 REV 49. 2. ACCOM (N852GT)
- [SDR UIEA2026092100893](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2026092100893), Sep 21, 2026: Boeing 74787UF. FAIRING. CRACKED. FOUND R/H OUTBD ELEVATOR INBD UPPER FAIRING PANEL CRACK.(<P>1. REMOVED THE AFFECTED FASTENER IAW SRM 51-40-02-0 G-0 REV  (N852GT)
- [SDR UIEA2026092100894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2026092100894), Sep 21, 2026: Boeing 74787UF. STIFFENER. CRACKED. CRACK - FOUND R/H OUTBD ELEVATOR STIFFENER CRACK AT ELEV STA 260.98.(<P>1. REMOVED DAMAGED PART IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 RE (N852GT)
- [SDR UIEA2026092100895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2026092100895), Sep 21, 2026: Boeing 74787UF. WEB. CRACKED. FOUND R/H OUTBD ELEVATOR WEB CRACKED AT ELEV STA 281.8.(<P>1. ACCOMPLISHED EI T2026A55M-1832 REV 4 AND EI ATTACHED TO WO (N852GT)
- [SDR UIEA2026092100896](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2026092100896), Sep 21, 2026: Boeing 74787UF. SUPPORT. CRACKED. RT OTBD ELEVATOR SUPPORT CRACK AT ELEV STA 285. REMOVED DAMAGED PART IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 REV 49. 2. FABRICATED PART IA (N852GT)
- [SDR UIEA2026092100897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2026092100897), Sep 21, 2026: Boeing 74787UF. SUPPORT. CRACKED. FOUND RT OUTBD ELEVATOR SUPPORT CRACK AT ELEV STA 277. REMOVED DAMAGED PART IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 REV 49. FABRICATED PAR (N852GT)
- [SDR SWAA2026092146823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2026092146823), Sep 16, 2026: Boeing 7378H4. FASTENER. MISSING. LEFT ELEVATOR OTBD BALANCE WEIGHT INNER MOST TRIM WEIGHT MISSING INBD ATTACH HARDWARE. INSTALLED FASTENER IAW SRM 51-61- (N8670A)
- [SDR UIEA2026091100873](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2026091100873), Sep 11, 2026: Boeing 747409F. STIFFENER. CORRODED. CORRODED STRUCTURE, LT HORIZONTAL STAB INTERNAL ELEV STA 256.82 AREA. REMOVED DAMAGED PARTS IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, REV 1 (N438GT)
- [SDR IPXA2026090848406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026090848406), Sep 2, 2026: Boeing 75724APF. STATIC WICK. CORRODED. RIGHT ELEVATOR STATIC DISCHARGER BASE, 2ND FROM O/B, HAS CORROSION. 83-023. ATA 23-60. QCI: VERIFIED STEP 1 AND 2 (N463UP)
- [SDR IPXA2026090848482](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026090848482), Sep 2, 2026: Boeing 75724APF. STATIC WICK. CORRODED. RH ELEVATOR O/B UPPER SURFACE AROUND O/B STATIC DISCHARGER HAS LIGHT CORROSION. VERIFIED STEP 5 C/W (N463UP)
- [SDR IPXA2026100836983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026100836983), Sep 1, 2026: Boeing 75724APF. FRAME. DAMAGED. LH ELEVATOR UPPER, O/B CONDUCTIVE FRAME HAS BULGING ACROSS FASTENERS. (N463UP)
- [SDR SWIA2026082477331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA2026082477331), Aug 24, 2026: Cndair CL6002B19. LANDING. DENTED. LEFT ELEVATOR, LEADING EDGE NUTPLATE LANDING, UNDER PANEL 334AB IS DENTED. REPAIRED DAMAGE TO THE LT ELEVATOR FRONT SPAR (N936SW)
- [SDR IPXA2026080892392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026080892392), Aug 3, 2026: Boeing 75724APF. SPLICE PLATE. CORRODED. UPON REMOVAL OF RT ELEVATOR TIP TRAILING EDGE WEDGE FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER SPLICE PLATE AND UPPER CONDUCTIVE FRAME. IN (N438UP)
- [SDR UIEA2026061700519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2026061700519), Jun 27, 2026: Boeing 7478F. PANEL. MISREPAIRED. LEFT & RIGHT OTBD ELEV UPPER INTERCOSTAL PANEL ELEV STA 256.8-306.8 FASTENER INSTALLATIONS DEVIATIONS(<P>SB 747-55-2069  (N868GT)
- [SDR IPXA2026071104567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026071104567), Jun 17, 2026: Boeing 75724APF. RETAINER. CORRODED. LEFT ELEVATOR T/E COUNT FROM OTBD TO INBD NR 2 STATIC WICK BASE HAS CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 STATIC WICK BAS (N418UP)
- [SDR IPXA2026063088739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026063088739), Jun 16, 2026: Boeing 75724APF. BONDING STRAP. CORRODED. RIGHT HORIZONAL STAB OTBD END TO ELEVATOR BONDING STRAP AND BOTH FWD AND AFT ATTACH BRACKETS HAVE CORROSION. RL025 VERIF (N429UP)
- [SDR HNAA2026061700543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2026061700543), May 17, 2026: Emb EMB145LR. DOUBLER. CRACKED. 00543 RH ELEVATOR UPPER CENTER HINGE DOUBLER IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RH ELEVATOR UPPER CENTER HINGE DOUBLER IAW (N657AE)
- [SDR SWAA2026061805224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2026061805224), May 14, 2026: Boeing 7378H4. BALANCE WEIGHT. OUT OF TOLERANCE. DURING WEIGHT AND BALANCE PROCEDURE OF ELEVATOR LT FOUND BALANCE WEIGHTS P/N: 183A0210-14 (1 E/A) ON BAY 2; P/N: 183A021 (N500WR)
- [SDR SWAA2026061805225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2026061805225), May 14, 2026: Boeing 7378H4. BALANCE WEIGHT. OUT OF TOLERANCE. DURING WEIGHT AND BALANCE PROCEDURE OF ELEVATOR RT FOUND BALANCE WEIGHTS P/N: 183A0210-14 (1 E/A) ON BAY 2; P/N: 183A021 (N500WR)
- [SDR IPXA2026051623776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026051623776), May 11, 2026: Boeing 7478F. STIFFENER. CRACKED. CRACKED STIFFENER DURING PERFORM EO-94633-REQ1 FOUND LT INBD ELEVATOR STIFFENER CRACK INSTALL NEW STIFFENER IAW SRM 51-4 (N621UP)
- [SDR IPXA2026060178921](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026060178921), May 8, 2026: Boeing 75724APF. ANGLE. CORRODED. L/H HORZ STAB TO ELEVATOR OTBD END BONDING STRAP ATTACH BRACKETS APPEARS TO HAVE LIGHT CORROSION. INSTALLED WEB, NEW ANG (N412UP)
- [SDR IPXA2026052178794](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026052178794), May 8, 2026: Boeing 75724APF. FRAME. DEBONDED. RIGHT ELEVATOR OTBD END UPPER CONDUCTIVE FRAME DISBONDED AT AREA UNDER CORRODED STATIC WICK BASE. (N412UP)
- [SDR IPXA2026051147230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026051147230), Apr 11, 2026: Boeing 75724APF. ANGLE. CORRODED. L/H HORZ STAB TIP REAR SPAR AND ELEVATOR FRONT SPAR BONDING STRAP ATTACH BRACKETS INCLUDING BONDING STRAPS HAVE CORROSIO (N428UP)
- [SDR DALA2026030301469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2026030301469), Mar 2, 2026: Airbus A321213. BEARING. FAILED. SHIP 3009 - ATB - DUE TO TAIL VIBRATIONS DURING CLIMB AT FL200. VIBRATIONS CEASED AFTER LEVEL OFF. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FO (N309DN)
- [SDR SWAA2026011259282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2026011259282), Jan 8, 2026: Boeing 7377H4. SEAL. CRACKED. RH ELEVATOR UPPER SLIDER SEAL CRACKED. R&R RH HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER FWD SLIDING SEAL IAW AMM 53-31-31. (N960WN)
- [SDR AALA202601069133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202601069133), Jan 6, 2026: Boeing 737823. CLAMP. CORRODED. AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CORROSION TO RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR FRONT SPAR SUPPORT CLIP AT ELEVATOR STA 121.59 AND STABIL (N335PH)
- [SDR AALA202601062948](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202601062948), Jan 6, 2026: Boeing 737823. CLAMP. CORRODED. AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CORROSION TO RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR FRONT SPAR SUPPORT CLIP AT ELEVATOR STA 66.54 AND STABILI (N335PH)
- [SDR AALA202601061227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202601061227), Jan 6, 2026: Boeing 737823. CLAMP. CORRODED. AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CORROSION TO RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR FRONT SPAR SUPPORT CLIP AT ELEVATOR STA 176.64 AND STABIL (N335PH)
- [SDR CALA2025120211698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2025120211698), Nov 28, 2025: Airbus A319131. FITTING. BROKEN. UPON INSTALLATION OF LT ELEVATOR OTBD ELEVATOR SERVO. FOUND BROKEN TAB ON ELEVATOR SIDE. TECHNICIAN WAS CLEANING FLUID I (N826UA)
- [SDR SWAA2025112032981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2025112032981), Oct 27, 2025: Boeing 7378H4. BALANCE ARM. OUT OF TOLERANCE. DURING WEIGHT AND BALANCE PROCEDURE OF RT ELEVATOR FOUND BALANCE WEIGHTS P/N: 183A0210-14 (1EA) ON BAY 2; P/N: 183A0210- (N8623F)
- [SDR SWAA2025112032980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2025112032980), Oct 27, 2025: Boeing 7378H4. BALANCE ARM. OUT OF TOLERANCE. DURING WEIGHT AND BALANCE PROCEDURE OF LT ELEVATOR FOUND BALANCE WEIGHTS P/N: 183A0210-14 (1EA) ON BAY 2; P/N: 183A0210- (N8623F)
- [SDR SWAA2025102019405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2025102019405), Sep 16, 2025: Boeing 7378H4. BALANCE ARM. OUT OF BALANCE. DURING WEIGHT AND BALANCE PROCEDURE OF ELEVATOR LT FOUND BALANCE WEIGHTS ON BAY 2, ON BAY 3. ACCOMPLISHED ON MULTI EA M- (N8619F)
- [SDR SWAA2025091098729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2025091098729), Aug 5, 2025: Boeing 7378H4. ELEVATOR. OUT OF BALANCE. DURING WEIGHT AND BALANCE PROCEDURE OF ELEVATOR LT FOUND BALANCE WEIGHTS P/N: 183A0210-14 (1 E/A) ON BAY 2; P/N: 183A021 (N8617E)
- [SDR JR2R20250720722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JR2R20250720722), Jul 20, 2025: Emb ERJ170200LL. HINGE. GOUGED. RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR, #2 HINGE HAS GOUGES NEAR BOLT HOLE. REPAIRED. (N87306)
- [SDR JR2R20250720721](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JR2R20250720721), Jul 20, 2025: Emb ERJ170200LL. HINGE. GOUGED. RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR, #2 HINGE HAS A DEEP GOUGE NEAR TOGGLE LINK BOLT HOLE. REPAIRED. (N87306)
- [SDR AALA202507243654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202507243654), Jul 12, 2025: Boeing 737823. ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL MECHANISM SPRING ATTACH POINTS LOWER HARDWAR EHAVE EVIDENC (N855NN)
- [SDR AALA202507247140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202507247140), Jul 12, 2025: Boeing 737823. ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: LEFT HAND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL MECHNISM RETURN SPRINGS LOWER ATTACHING POINTS HAS EVIDENCE (N855NN)
- [SDR KCSA202507081109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA202507081109), Jul 8, 2025: Boeing 7474B5F. FRAME. GOUGED. R/H ELEVATOR STA 231 HAS GOUGE ON THE COUNTER BALANCE FRAME (N713CK)
- [SDR IPXA2025070366217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2025070366217), Jun 23, 2025: Boeing 7478F. SUPPORT. CRACKED. CRACK, SUPPORT OF OUTBD ELEVATOR L/E AREA NEAR ELEN STA 265 (REPLACE). FABRICATE P/N(183U3424-3) PER BOEING DWG 183U3424 (N607UP)
- [SDR JJBA20250613002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JJBA20250613002), May 19, 2025: Emb EMB145XR. SUPPORT. CORRODED. FOUND LEVEL 2, MODERATE CORROSION ON LH ELEVATOR RVDT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY STRUCTURAL MOUNT. FOUND LIGHT SURFACE CORROSION A (N11164)
- [SDR 9WGA2025091854653](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9WGA2025091854653), May 8, 2025: Doug MD11F. BOLT. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE CORROSION FOUND ON LH OB ELEVATOR ACTUATOR MOUNT BOLT SURFACE ON INNER REAR SPAR AT STA. XE 198 (N546JN)
- [SDR IPXA2025052172440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2025052172440), May 8, 2025: Boeing 7478F. SUPPORT. CRACKED. **SDR FILED OPEN**FAULT - FOUND LH OB ELEVATOR IB FWD STIFFER CRACK. (REPLACE) PAPER FINAL CHECK COMPLETED (N605UP)
- [SDR JGVR20250429001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JGVR20250429001), Apr 29, 2025: Cessna 680CE. ATTACH BOLT. CORRODED. MECHANICALLY REMOVED AREAS OF CORROSION LOCATED ON LH ELEVATOR CABLE PULLEY ATTACHMENT BRACKET LOCATED INSIDE BELLY PANE (N305QS)
- [SDR DALA2025042803296](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2025042803296), Apr 25, 2025: Airbus A321211. BEARING. MIGRATED. SHIP 3085 MIGRATED BEARING HINGE 4 ON RH ELEVATOR. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED HINGE FITTING #4 ON RH ELEVATOR AS PER A3 (N385DZ)
- [SDR SWAA2025050554065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2025050554065), Apr 13, 2025: Boeing 7377H4. ELEVATOR. OUT OF LIMITS. DURING BALANCE PROCEDURE WAS FOUND CBM OF RT ELEVATOR -73.94 LBFIN IS OUT OF LIMIT IAW B737-700 SRM 51-61-04-0G-0 2025-2 (N290WN)
- [SDR IPXA2024102974638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2024102974638), Oct 17, 2024: Boeing 75724APF. ANGLE. CORRODED. UPON OK TO INSTALL FOUND LH ELEVATOR O/B BONDING JUMPER ATTACHMENT POINT TO HAVE EXFOLIATED CORROSION ON HORIZONTAL STAB (N446UP)
- [SDR HNAA2024111101083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2024111101083), Oct 11, 2024: Emb EMB145LR. HINGE. CORRODED. F001692 LH ELEVATOR IB HINGE, IB RIB CORRODED. RAR RIB IAW SRM 51-40-02 (N697AB)
- [SDR CALA2024101100813](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2024101100813), Oct 11, 2024: Boeing 737724. SEAL. MISSING. PDA 2 LEFT ELEVATOR OUTBD LOWER HINGE SEAL MISSING PICS SDR UPDATE REPLACED LT ELEVATOR OUTBD BOTTOM SEAL REF MM 27-31-1 (N15710)
- [SDR IXXA20241011002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA20241011002), Oct 11, 2024: Boeing 767319. SEAL. CHAFED. ELEVATOR SEAL PANEL IS CHAFFED (N331AZ)

All 322: https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5524/reports.md

## Other codes in chapter 55

- [JASC 5500](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5500): Empennage Structure (490 reports)
- [JASC 5510](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5510): Horizontal Stabilizer Structure (5,958 reports)
- [JASC 5511](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5511): Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib (6,457 reports)
- [JASC 5512](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5512): Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin (7,882 reports)
- [JASC 5513](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5513): Horizontal Stabilizer, Tab Structure (97 reports)
- [JASC 5514](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5514): Horizontal Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure (2,781 reports)
- [JASC 5520](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5520): Elevator Structure (5,383 reports)
- [JASC 5521](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5521): Elevator, Spar/Rib (520 reports)
- [JASC 5522](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5522): Elevator, Plate/Skin (3,271 reports)
- [JASC 5523](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5523): Elevator, Tab Structure (1,033 reports)
- [JASC 5530](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5530): Vertical Stabilizer (2,534 reports)
- [JASC 5531](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5531): Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib (1,233 reports)
- [JASC 5532](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5532): Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin (1,747 reports)
- [JASC 5533](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5533): Ventral Structure (77 reports)
- [JASC 5534](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5534): Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure (816 reports)
- [JASC 5540](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5540): Rudder Structure (1,901 reports)
- [JASC 5541](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5541): Rudder, Spar/Rib (277 reports)
- [JASC 5542](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5542): Rudder, Plate/Skin (1,372 reports)
- [JASC 5543](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5543): Rudder, Tab Structure (196 reports)
- [JASC 5544](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5544): Rudder Miscellaneous Structure (270 reports)
- [JASC 5550](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5550): Empennage Flight Control Surfaces, Attach Fittings (66 reports)
- [JASC 5551](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5551): Horizontal Stabilizer, Attach Fittings (672 reports)
- [JASC 5552](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5552): Elevator Tab, Attach Fittings (222 reports)
- [JASC 5553](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5553): Vertical Stabilizer, Attach Fittings (586 reports)
- [JASC 5554](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5554): Rudder/Tab, Attach Fittings (132 reports)
- [JASC 5597](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5597): Stabilizer System Wiring (14 reports)

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