What was found
AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: MAINTENANCE REPORTS ELEVATOR LT SIDE HAS 2 BROKEN SPRINGS ON TAB CONTROL MECHANISM. REMOVED AND REPLACED 2 I/B SPRINGS ON LT SIDE ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL MECHANISM IAW AMM 27-31-34.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2019
- Submitted
- May 16, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N826NN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 31089
- Aircraft time
- 28,768 hours, 11,549 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 251A24391
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Elevator Tab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.