What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: MAINTENANCE FOUND SPRING BROKEN ON LT ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL MECHANISM (UPPER O/B SPRING). REMOVED AND REPLACED BROKEN ELEVATOR SPRING ON LT ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL MECHANISM IAW AMM 27-31-34.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2019
- Submitted
- July 10, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N829NN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 33210
- Aircraft time
- 29,898 hours, 11,846 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Return Spring
- Part number
- 251A24391
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt 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.